Regulation 1

These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government (Wales) (Service Agency Agreements) Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 4th May 1995.

In these Regulations—

• “the 1980 Act” means the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980^f1;

• “the 1988 Act” means the Local Government Act 1988^f2;

• “the 1994 Act” means the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994;

• “construction and property services” has the same meaning as in paragraph 12 of Schedule 1 to the 1988 Act^f3;

• “legal services” has the same meaning as in paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to the 1988 Act^f4;

• “new authority” means a county or county borough council established under the 1994 Act;

• “qualifying authority” means a new authority which exercises functions delegated to it by the Secretary of State for Wales under section 6(1) of the Highways Act 1980^f5;

• “service agency agreement” has the same meaning as in section 25 of the 1994 Act;

• “works of construction” mean building or engineering work of any description not being the construction of a sewer or works of maintenance;

• “works of maintenance” includes minor renewals, minor improvements and minor extensions.