Statutory Instruments
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made
18th February 1998
Laid before Parliament
27th February 1998
Coming into force
20th March 1998
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 2(9) and 15(5) of the Local Government Act 1988(1), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities (Exemption) (Luton Borough Council) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 20th March 1998.
2. Catering for purposes of schools and welfare(2) by the council of the borough of Luton shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is carried out in their area during the period beginning with 1st April 1998 and ending on 31st August 1998.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Hilary Armstrong
Minister of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
18th February 1998
(This note is not part of the Order)
Under Part I of the Local Government Act 1988 (competition), work falling within certain defined activities may be carried out by local authorities only if particular conditions are fulfilled.
This Order exempts from the requirements of Part I catering for purposes of schools and welfare by Luton Borough Council so long as it is carried out in their area during the period beginning with 1st April 1998 and ending on 31st August 1998.
See section 2(2)(d) of, and paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to, the 1988 Act.