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The Local Government (Best Value Authorities) (Power to Trade) (England) (Amendment No.2) Order 2007

S.I. 2007/2543 · Made 28 August 2007

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

Made 28th August 2007

Laid before Parliament 6th September 2007

Coming into force 29th September 2007

The Secretary of Statef1, makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 95, 96 and 123 of the Local Government Act 2003f2.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

The powers under sections 95 and 96 are exercisable by the appropriate person. The Secretary of State is the appropriate person, in relation to England, by virtue of section 124 of the Local Government Act 2003.

f2

2003 c.26.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Local Government (Best Value Authorities) (Power to Trade) (England) Order 2004
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Local Government (Best Value Authorities) (Power to Trade) (England) (Amendment No.2) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 29th September 2007.

2Amendment of the Local Government (Best Value Authorities) (Power to Trade) (England) Order 2004

(1)

The Local Government (Best Value Authorities) (Power to Trade) (England) Order 2004f1 is amended as follows.

(2)

In article 4(2) for “30th September 2007” substitute “30th September 2009”.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Iain Wright

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Communities and Local Government

28th August 2007

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 2 of this Order amends article 4 of the Local Government (Best Value Authorities) (Power to Trade) (England) Order 2004 (the 2004 Order). It extends the transitional period for the fire and rescue authorities specified in the Schedule to the 2004 Order to exercise the power to trade under section 95 of the Local Government Act 2003 from 30th September 2007 to 30th September 2009.

A full regulatory impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from www.communities.gov.uk or from the Department for Communities and Local Government, Zone 5/B, Allington Towers, P.O.Box No. 50200, Allington Street, London, SW1E 5WY (telephone 0207 944 5672) and is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on the OPSI website at www.opsi.gov.uk.