Regulation 1 Title, commencement and interpretation

These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government (Direct Service Organisations) (Competition) Regulations 1993 and shall come into force on 10th May 1993.

In these Regulations—

• “the 1980 Act” means the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980;

• “the 1988 Act” means the Local Government Act 1988;

• “the 1992 Act” means the Local Government Act 1992;

• “allowable cost” means any amount calculated or estimated in accordance with regulation 9 or 10;

• “bid” means the bid for the work prepared by the local authority through their direct service organisation;

• “contractor” means any person who is invited by the local authority to tender for the work;

• “direct service organisation” means that part of the local authority’s workforce which is equipped to carry out the work;

• “local authority” means any authority or body which is a defined authority for the purposes of Part I of the 1988 Act or a development body for the purposes of Part III of the 1980 Act;

• “prospective cost” means any amount calculated or estimated in accordance with regulation 12, 13 or 14;

• “qualifying tender” means any contractor’s tender for the work which meets the qualification mentioned in regulation 7(b);

• “the notional premium” means an amount equal to the lowest of the costs mentioned in regulation 6(b);

• “the present value of savings” means with respect to any qualifying tender the amount calculated in accordance with paragraph 4 of the Schedule;

• “the 1982 Regulations” means for England and Wales the Local Government (Compensation for Premature Retirement) Regulations 1982^f1, the Local Government (Compensation for Redundancy and Premature Retirement) Regulations 1984^f2, the Local Government Reorganisation (Compensation) Regulations 1986^f3, the Local Government (Superannuation and Compensation) (Amendment) Regulations 1988^f4, the Local Government (Superannuation and Compen-sation) (Amendment) Regulations 1989^f5, and the Local Government (Compensation for Redundancy and Premature Retirement) (Amendment) Regulations 1990^f6;

• “the 1979 Regulations” means for Scotland the Local Government (Compensation for Premature Retirement) (Scotland) Regulations 1979^f7, the Local Government (Compensation for Premature Retirement) (Scotland) Regulations 1982^f8, the Local Government (Compensation for Redundancy and Premature Retirement) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1984^f9, the Local Government (Compensation for Premature Retirement (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1986^f10, and the Local Government (Compensation for Premature Retirement) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1990^f11;

• “the work” means work which is functional work within the meaning of section 8 of the 1980 Act or work to which sections 7 and 8 of the 1988 Act apply by virtue of section 6 of the 1988 Act, and which is described, or is to be described, in an invitation to tender prepared by the local authority.