The Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (Supervision of Parking, Management of Vehicles and Security Work) (Wales) Regulations 1997

• Citation: S.I. 1997/128
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement, interpretation and application

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (Supervision of Parking, Management of Vehicles and Security Work) (Wales) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 21st February 1997.

(2) In these Regulations, “ the Act ” means the Local Government Act 1988.

(3) These Regulations apply only in relation to the following defined authorities in Wales—

(a) a local authority ;

(b) a combined fire authority;

(c) a National Park authority ; and

(d) a joint committee which falls to be treated as a defined authority by section 1(4) of the Act and which is appointed only by two or more defined authorities within paragraph (a), (b) or (c) above.

Section 2 Application of section 6

Section 6 of the Act (functional work: restrictions) shall apply to functional work within section 2(2)(ff) (supervision of parking), section 2(2)(gg) (management of vehicles) or section 2(2)(i) (security work) if it is proposed to be carried out on or after 1st January 1998 by a defined authority.

Section 3 Specified periods

(1) The second condition shall not be treated as fulfilled as respects—

(a) the supervision of parking,

(b) management of vehicles, or

(c) security work,

if the stated period is less than 3 years or more than 5 years.

(2) In the preceding paragraph—

“the second condition” means the condition set out in section 7(3)(c) of the Act; and

“the stated period”, in relation to any work, means the period stated in the detailed specification of that work pursuant to section 7(3)(c).