# The Local Government (Direct Labour Organisations) (Competition) (Amendment) Regulations 1988

S.I. 1988/160 · made 3 February 1988

These Regulations amend the Local Government (Direct Labour Organisations) (Competition) Regulations 1983 in their application to highway work.

Made under: Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (Section 7, Section 9)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-direct-labour-organisations-competition-amendment-regulations-1988/pdf/uksi_19880160_en.pdf

## Introductory text

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 3rd February 1988
Laid before Parliament 15th February 1988
Coming into force 1st April 1988
The Secretary of State for the Environment, in relation to England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, in relation to Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 7 and 9(3) of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

## 1 

These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government (Direct Labour Organisations) (Competition) (Amendment) Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 1st April 1988.

## 2 

The Local Government (Direct Labour Organisations) (Competition) Regulations 1983 are hereby further amended by the substitution of“40%” for“70%” in Regulations 6(2)(a) and 8(2)(a).

## Signature

Nicholas Ridley
Secretary of State for the Environment
1st February 1988
Peter Walker
Secretary of State for Wales
3rd February 1988

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Local Government (Direct Labour Organisations) (Competition) Regulations 1983 in their application to highway work.
The 1983 Regulations apply competitive tendering requirements to certain highway works contracts and highway functional work worth £25,000 or less if the value of the contract or work and the value of all similar work worth £25,000 or less previously contracted for or done by the authority in the current financial year exceeds a prescribed percentage of the total value of similar work contracted for or done in the previous year.
These Regulations vary the prescribed percentage from 70% to 40%.

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