# Local Government (Contracts) Act 1997, Section 12: Short title, commencement and extent.

Extent: E+W+S

(1) This Act may be cited as the Local Government (Contracts) Act 1997.
(2) Sections 2 to 9 shall not come into force until a day appointed by the Secretary of State by order made by statutory instrument; and different days may be appointed for different provisions or purposes.
(3) Sections 1 to 9 apply to any contract which a local authority enters into after 12th June 1997; but in relation to a contract entered into before the day on which section 2 comes into force “the certification period” means the period of six weeks beginning with that day.
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(5) This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/65/section/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-contracts-act-1997/section-12
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