# Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014, Section 115: Exclusion of non-commercial considerations


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.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2014/8/section/115 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-act-northern-ireland-2014/section-115
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