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2003 No. 2558

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

The Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) (England) (No. 4) Order 2003

  Made 27th September 2003 
  Laid before Parliament 10th October 2003 
  Coming into force 31st October 2003 

The First Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 1(5) and (6) of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970[1] hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement
     1. This Order may be cited as the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) (England) Order (No. 4) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 31st October 2003.

Designation as a public body
    
2. Yorkshire and Humberside Grid for Learning Foundation[2], being a person appearing to the Secretary of State to be exercising a function 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[3].

Restrictions on agreements
     3. Agreements which may be entered into by Yorkshire and Humberside Grid for Learning Foundation, by virtue of this Order, shall be subject to the following restrictions - 



Signed by authority of the First Secretary of State


Phil Hope
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

27th September 2003



EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)


Article 2 designates Yorkshire and Humberside Grid for Learning Foundation (YHGfL) as a public body for the purposes of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 ("the 1970 Act").

The effect of the designation is to allow the local authority concerned to provide legal or secretarial services to YHGfL by way of an agreement for the purpose prescribed by section 1(1) of the Act.

Article 3 imposes restrictions on the agreement that can be made by virtue of this Order.


Notes:

[1] 1970 c. 39. The power conferred on the Minister for Housing and Local Government is exercisable by the Secretary of State; see article 2 of the Secretary of State for Environment Order 1970 (S.I. 1970/1681), and see also S.I. 1977/2791.back

[2] Yorkshire and Humberside Grid for Learning Foundation is a company limited by guarantee and is registered under company number 4611988.back

[3] The Secretary of State's function 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 and Schedule 1 to the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.back



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  Prepared 10 October 2003


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