Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (Wales) Regulations 1997
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1997 No. 1699
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALESWALES
The Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (Wales) Regulations 1997
Made 14th July 1997
Laid before Parliament 21th July 1997
Coming into force 14th August 1997
The Secretary of State for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 6(3) and 15(6) 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
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (Wales) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 14th August 1997.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the construction regulations” means The Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (Construction and Property Services) (Wales) Regulations 19972;
“the financial services regulations” means The Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (Financial Services) (Wales) Regulations 19973;
“the housing management regulations” means The Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (Housing Management) (Wales) Regulations 19974;
“the legal services regulations” means The Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (Legal Services) (Wales) Regulations 19975;
“the parking regulations” means The Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (Supervision of Parking, Management of Vehicles and Security Work) (Wales) Regulations 19976.
Amendments to the construction regulations
2.—(1) In regulation 2 of the construction regulations (interpretation)—
(a)
(a) for the definition of “the specified proportion” substitute the following—
““the specified proportion” means an amount equal to the product of the following formula—
where
T=an amount equal to the cost to a defined authority of the specified work;
A=an amount equal to the cost of specified work which is being carried out by a person other than a defined authority in connection with work falling within any other defined activity or in connection with work to which Part III of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 19807applies where that work is being carried out by another person on behalf of a defined authority;
B=an amount equal to any amount included in T in respect of goods or services which are provided by a person other than a defined authority;
C=an amount equal to 35% of (T−(A+B)) or £300,000, whichever is greater;
E=an amount equal to the cost of any specified work being carried out following a competitive tendering process in respect of that work conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Act8;
F=an amount equal to the cost of any specified work being carried out by a person other than a defined authority following a competitive tendering process where—
(a) no defined authority submitted a bid to carry out that work; and
(b) that work had previously been carried out by the defined authority conducting that process or by its predecessor; and
G=an amount equal to the cost of specified work carried out by a defined authority which is funded from a school’s delegated budget provided under a scheme prepared in accordance with section 103 of the Education Act 19969,
Provided that—
(a) any amount taken into account in applying any element in the formula (other than T) shall not also be taken into account in applying any other element in the formula; and
(b) any such amount shall not be taken into account in applying any element in the formula used for calculating the specified proportion of any other defined activity;”; and
(b)
(b) The definition of “voluntary competitive tendering” is revoked.
(2) In regulation 3 of those regulations (application of section 6) for “1st July 1998” substitute “1st October 1999”.
Amendments to the financial services regulations
3.—(1) In regulation 2 of the financial services regulations (interpretation)—
(a)
(a) for the definition of “the specified proportion” substitute the following—
““the specified proportion” means an amount equal to the product of the following formula—
where
T=an amount equal to the total of the cost to a defined authority of the specified work and of determination work;
A=an amount equal to the cost of specified work which is being carried out by a person other than a defined authority in connection with work falling within any other defined activity or in connection with work to which Part III of the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 applies where that work is being carried out by another person on behalf of a defined authority;
B=an amount equal to any amount included in T in respect of goods or services which are provided by a person other than a defined authority;
C=an amount equal to 50% of (T−(A+B)) or £300,000, whichever is greater;
E=an amount equal to the cost of any specified...
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