The Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1999

Made: 22nd March 1999

Laid before Parliament: 25th March 1999

Coming into force: 1st May 1999

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 1988¹ and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 1st May 1999.

• (2) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means the Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (Scotland) Regulations 1997².

Amendment of principal Regulations

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In regulation 4 of the principal Regulations–

• (a) in paragraph (1), for “2001” there shall be substituted “2002”; and

• (b) in paragraph (2), for “2000” there shall be substituted “2001”.

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In regulation 6 of the principal Regulations–

• (a) in paragraph (1), for “1st April 2001” there shall be substituted “1st April 2002”;

• (b) in paragraph (2), for “1st April 2000 to 30th September 2000” there shall be substituted “1st April 2001 to 30th September 2001”; and

• (c) in paragraph (3), for “1st October 2000 to 31st March 2001” there shall be substituted “1st October 2001 to 31st March 2002”.

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In column 2 of Schedule 6 to the principal Regulations–

• (a) for “1999” wherever it appears, there shall be substituted “2000”; and

• (b) for “2000” wherever it appears, there shall be substituted “2001”.

Revocation

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The Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1998³ are hereby revoked.

Signed

Henry B McLeish — Minister of State, Scottish Office — 25th March 1999

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 so as to delay the introduction of CCT for a further period of 12 months.

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