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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
2001 No. 691
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
The Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) (England) (No. 2) Order 2001
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Made |
5th March 2001 | |
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Laid before Parliament |
9th March 2001 | |
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Coming into force |
31st March 2001 | |
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 1(5) and (6) of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 and now vested in him[1] hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and extent
1.
- (1) This Order may be cited as the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) (England) (No. 2) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 31st March 2001.
(2) This Order extends to England only[2].
Designation as a public body
2.
Each of the following bodies, being a person appearing to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions to be exercising functions of a public nature, shall be a public body for the purposes of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 in its application to England:
NewSchools (Cornwall) Limited[3]; and
United Waste Services (South Gloucestershire) Limited[4].
Restrictions on agreements - NewSchools (Cornwall) Limited
3.
Agreements which may be entered into by NewSchools (Cornwall) Limited by virtue of this Order shall be subject to the following restrictions -
(a) that any such agreements are for the supply of goods and services to NewSchools (Cornwall) Limited by Cornwall County Council; and
(b) that any such agreements are made in connection with the provision of education services in the area of Cornwall County Council.
Restrictions on agreements - United Waste Services (South Gloucestershire) Limited
4.
Agreements which may be entered into by United Waste Services (South Gloucestershire) Limited by virtue of this Order shall be subject to the following restrictions -
(a) that any such agreements are for the supply of goods and services to United Waste Services (South Gloucestershire) Limited by South Gloucestershire Council; and
(b) that any such agreements are made in connection with the provision of waste management services in the area of South Gloucestershire Council.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Beverley Hughes
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
5th March 2001
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
Article 2 of this Order designates NewSchools (Cornwall) Limited and the United Waste Services (South Gloucestershire) Limited as public bodies under section 1(5) of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 ("the 1970 Act").
The effect of designation is to allow local authorities within the meaning of section 1(4) of the 1970 Act to provide goods and services to the designated public bodies by way of an agreement for any of the purposes prescribed by section 1(1) of that Act.
Articles 3 and 4 impose restrictions on the agreements that can be made by the bodies designated by this Order by virtue of section 1(6) of the 1970 Act. In particular, the restrictions provide that only the named local authorities may provide services for the specified purposes to the appropriate designated public body within the area of that local authority.
Notes:
[1]
1970 c. 39. The powers conferred on the Minister of Housing and Local Government are exercisable by the Secretary of State, see article 2 of the Secretary of State for the Environment Order 1970 (S.I. 1970/1681), and see also S.I. 1997/2971.back
[2]
The Secretary of State's functions under the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, are transferred to the National Assembly for Wales; see article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672).back
[3]
A private limited company registered under company number 04050515.back
[4]
A private limited company registered under company number 03962228.back
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0 11 028832 7
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