The Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1997

Made: 5th June 1997

Laid before Parliament: 9th June 1997

Coming into force: 30th June 1997

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 6(3) and 15(6) and (7) of the Local Government Act 1988[^f00001] and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1

• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 30th June 1997.

• (2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (Scotland) Regulations 1997[^f00002].

Amendment of principal Regulations

2

In regulation 4 of the principal Regulations–

• (a) in paragraph (1), for “1999” there shall be substituted “2000”; and

• (b) in paragraph (2), for “1998” there shall be substituted “1999”.

3

Regulation 5 of the principal Regulations shall be deleted.

4

In regulation 6 of the principal Regulations–

• (a) in paragraph (1), for “1st October 1999” there shall be substituted “1st April 2000”;

• (b) in paragraph (2), for “1st October 1998 to 31st March 1999” there shall be substituted “1st April 1999 to 30th September 1999”; and

• (c) in paragraph (3), for “1st April 1999 to 30th September 1999” there shall be substituted “1st October 1999 to 31st March 2000”.

5

In column 2 of Schedule 6 to the principal Regulations–

• (a) for “1997” wherever it appears, there shall be substituted “1998”; and

• (b) for “1998” wherever it appears, there shall be substituted “1999”.

Signed

Malcolm Chisholm — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office — 5th June 1997

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (Scotland) Regulations 1997 (“the principal Regulations”) make provision as to the introduction in Scotland of compulsory competitive tendering (“CCT”) in respect of functional work falling within certain activities which are defined activities for the purposes of the Local Government Act 1988. These Regulations amend the principal Regulations mainly so as to delay the introduction of CCT for 6 months for professional services and for 12 months for housing management and vehicle management. In addition, regulation 5 of the principal Regulations (which provides for the introduction of CCT as regards functional work falling within security work) is revoked.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1988 c. 9; section 6(3) was amended by the Local Government Act 1992 (c. 19), Schedule 1, paragraph 12.

[^f00002]: S.I. 1997/197.