The Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) Order 1972

• Citation: S.I. 1972/853
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Title and commencement

This order may be cited as the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) Order 1972 and shall come into operation on 3rd July 1972.

Section 2 Interpretation

(1) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of this order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

(2) References in this order to the provisions of any enactment shall be construed as references to those provisions as amended by any subsequent enactment.

Section 3 Designation of public bodies

The persons and descriptions of person specified in the schedule to this order, being persons and descriptions of persons appearing to the Secretary of State for the Environment and the Secretary of State for Wales to be exercising functions of a public nature, shall be public bodies for the purposes of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 in its application to England and Wales.