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Local Government Act 1988
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Changes on 2003-11-18
@@ -596,19 +596,7 @@
##### 28
- (1) The following section shall be inserted after section 2 of the Local Government Act 1986 (prohibition of political publicity)—
> (2A)
> (1) A local authority shall not—
> (a) intentionally promote homosexuality or publish material with the intention of promoting homosexuality;
> (b) promote the teaching in any maintained school of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship.
> (2) Nothing in subsection (1) above shall be taken to prohibit the doing of anything for the purpose of treating or preventing the spread of disease.
> (3) In any proceedings in connection with the application of this section a court shall draw such inferences as to the intention of the local authority as may reasonably be drawn from the evidence before it.
> (4) In subsection (1)(b) above “*maintained school*” means,—
> (a) in England and Wales, a county school, voluntary school, nursery school or special school, within the meaning of the Education Act 1944; and
> (b) in Scotland, a public school, nursery school or special school, within the meaning of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980.
- (2) This section shall come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.
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#### Local government administration
@@ -646,29 +634,7 @@
##### 33
- (1) A local authority or relevant public body shall not enter into a contract under which a company which is associated with the authority or body is to carry out work falling within a defined activity, unless, before entering into that contract, the authority or body has taken reasonable steps for the purpose of securing competition for the carrying out of that work.
- (2) For the purpose of this section a company is associated with a local authority or relevant public body if, by virtue of any decision of the authority or body (including that of any committee or sub-committee thereof in the course of discharging any function conferred upon them by virtue of section 101 of the Local Government Act 1972, or, in relation to Scotland, section 56 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973)—
- (a) the authority or body, or
- (b) any member or officer of the authority or body, or
- (c) any nominee of the authority or body,
is a member either of the company or of another company which, in accordance with section 736 of the Companies Act 1985, is the company’s subsidiary or holding company.
- (2A) In relation to England and Wales, a company is also associated with a local authority, or relevant public body, to which Part V of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 applies (companies in which local authorities have interests) if the company is under the control or subject to the influence of the authority or body within the meaning of that Part or the authority or body has a minority interest in the company.
- (3) In this section—
- (a) “*defined activity*” has the meaning assigned by section 2 above;
- (b) “*local authority*” has the meaning assigned by subsection (2) or, as the case may be, subsection (3) of section 1 above; and
- (c) “*relevant public body*” means any authority or committee falling within paragraph (aa) orparagraphs (e) to (j) of subsection (1) of section 1 above.
- (4) This section (and, so far as is relevant for the purposes of the definitions in subsection (3) above, sections 1 and 2 above) shall be deemed to have come into force on 11th February 1988 and, accordingly, has effect in relation to contracts entered into on or after that day.
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#### Arrangements under Employment and Training Act 1973
@@ -1361,9 +1327,9 @@
## Part IV — Dog Licences
#### Defined authorities.
#### . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
#### Defined activities.
#### Dog registration scheme.
##### 6A
@@ -1793,15 +1759,15 @@
- (b) the training of fire-fighting members of fire brigades.
A local authority.
An executive of a local authority (within the meaning of Part II of the Local Government Act 2000).
In the application of this Schedule to England and Wales, “*local authority*” means—
and includes a residuary body established by Part VII of the Local Government Act 1985.
#### Power of auditor to issue prohibition order.
These repeals shall have effect in accordance with section 23 of this Act.
#### Effect of and appeals against prohibition orders.
These repeals shall have effect in accordance with section 29 of and Schedule 3 to this Act.
## Editorial notes
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[^c13395251]: [1986 c. 10](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/10).
[^c13395271]: [S. 28](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/9/section/28) repealed (S.) (29.3.2001) by [2000 asp 7](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2000/7), [s. 36(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2000/7/section/36/1), [Sch. 4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2000/7/schedule/4) (with [s. 31](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2000/7/section/31)); [S.S.I. 2001/113](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2001/113), [art. 2(c)(d)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2001/113/article/2/c/d)
[^c13395281]: [1986 c. 10](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/10).
[^c13395301]: [S. 30](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/9/section/30) repealed (E.W.) (11.9.1998) by [1998 c. 18](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/18), [ss. 54(3)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/18/section/54/3), [55(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/18/section/55/2), [Sch. 5](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/18/schedule/5)
[^c13395381]: [1972 c. 70](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1972/70).
[^c13395391]: [1973 c. 65](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/65).
[^c13395401]: [1985 c. 6](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/6).
[^c13395411]: S. 33(2A) inserted (*prosp.*) by [Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 81:1, 2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/42), [ss. 194(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/42/section/194/1), [195(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/42/section/195/2), [Sch. 11 para. 97](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/42/schedule/11/paragraph/97)
[^c13395421]: S. 33(3)(c): words in definition of “relevant public body” inserted (19.9.1995) by [1995 c. 25](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/25), [ss. 65(7)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/25/section/65/7), [125](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/25/section/125), [Sch. 8 para. 8(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/25/schedule/8/paragraph/8/5) (with [ss. 7(6)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/25/section/7/6), [115](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/25/section/115), [117](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/25/section/117))
[^c13395431]: [1982 c. 30](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/30).
[^c13395441]: [1973 c. 50](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/50).
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[^key-03f9f6390a382936e82998f772cafaae]: S. 32 repealed: (E.W.) (27.7.1999 with effect in accordance with ss. 21, 27 of the amending Act) by [1999 c. 27](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/27), [ss. 21(1)(c)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/27/section/21/1/c), [34](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/27/section/34), [Sch. 2(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/27/schedule/2/1), Note; and (S.) (1.4.2003) by [Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (asp 1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/1), [ss. 60(1)(f)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/1/section/60/1/f), [62(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/1/section/62/2); [S.S.I. 2003/134](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/134), [art. 2(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/134/article/2/1), [sch.](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/134/schedule)
[^key-6b1f7a7ef2b6502ec8f2dbbca671fcdc]: S. 33 repealed (S.) (1.4.2003) by [Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (asp 1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/1), [ss. 60(1)(f)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/1/section/60/1/f), [62(2)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/1/section/62/2); [S.S.I. 2003/134](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/134), [art. 2(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/134/article/2/1), [sch.](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/134/schedule)
[^key-635e31158d8d81b76dd03466e599e950]: S. 28 repealed: (S.) (29.3.2001) by [2000 asp 7](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2000/7), [s. 36(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2000/7/section/36/1), [Sch. 4](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2000/7/schedule/4) (with [s. 31](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2000/7/section/31)); [S.S.I. 2001/113](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2001/113), [art. 2(c)(d)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2001/113/article/2/c/d); and (18.11.2003) by [Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/26), [s. 128(2)(f)(ii)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/26/section/128/2/f/ii), [Sch. 8 Pt. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/26/schedule/8/part/1)
[^key-263547f31d77d2e1a30735593050421c]: S. 33 repealed: (S.) (1.4.2003) by [Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (asp 1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/1), ss. 60(1)(f), 62(2); [S.S.I. 2003/134](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2003/134), art. 2(1), sch.; and (E.W.) (18.11.2003 for E., 27.11.2003 for W.) by [Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/26), [s. 128(6)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/26/section/128/6), [Sch. 7 para. 8](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/26/schedule/7/paragraph/8), [Sch. 8 Pt. 1](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/26/schedule/8/part/1); [S.I. 2003/2938](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2938), [art. 3(a)(i)(ii)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2938/article/3/a/i/ii) (with [art. 8](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2938/article/8), [Sch.](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/2938/schedule)); S.I. 2003/3034, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. 1
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Local Government Act 1988
1988-03-24
Local Government Act 1988
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