Section 115 Exclusion of non-commercial considerationsI1

In Article 19 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (council contracts: exclusion of non-commercial considerations), after paragraph (6) there shall be added the following paragraphs—

“(7)

The Department may by order provide, in relation to councils, for a specified matter to cease to be a non-commercial matter for the purposes of this Article.

(8)

An order under paragraph (7) may—

(a)

provide for a matter to cease to be a non-commercial matter for specified purposes or to a specified extent;

(b)

apply in relation to specified councils, functions or contracts;

(c)

amend a statutory provision;

(d)

include supplementary, incidental, consequential and transitional provisions.

(9)

No order shall be made under paragraph (7) unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Assembly.”