The Local Government (Direct Labour Organisations) (Competition) (Amendment) Regulations 1997

• Citation: S.I. 1997/2756
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government (Direct Labour Organisations) (Competition) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 12th December 1997.

Section 2 Amendment of the Local Government (Direct Labour Organisations) (Competition) Regulations 1989

The Local Government (Direct Labour Organisations) (Competition) Regulations 1989 are amended—

(a) by the insertion, after regulation 7A, of the following—

Exempted works contracts—schools

(7B) Section 7(1) of the Act shall not apply to any contract for the carrying out of work for, or on behalf of, a school maintained by a local authority.

(b) by the substitution, in paragraph (1) of regulation 8 (functional work), for the words “regulations 9 and 9A”, of the words “regulations 9, 9A and 9B”; and

(c) by the insertion, after regulation 9A (exempted functional work: England), of the following—

Exempted functional work—schools

(9B) Regulation 8 shall not apply to any functional work comprising a job carried out for, or on behalf of, a school maintained by a local authority.

Section 3 Amendment of the Local Authorities (Direct Labour Organisations) (Competition) (Wales) Regulations 1997

The Local Authorities (Direct Labour Organisations) (Competition) (Wales) Regulations 1997 are amended—

(a) in regulations 4 (prescribed amount for works contracts) and 6 (requirement to tender for certain works contracts), by the substitution for the words “regulation 8” of the words “regulations 8 and 8A”;

(b) by the insertion, after regulation 8 (exempted works contracts), of the following—

Exempted works contracts—schools

(8A) Section 7(1) of the Act shall not apply to any contract for the carrying out of work for, or on behalf of, a school maintained by a local authority.

(c) by the substitution, in paragraph (1) of regulation 9 (regulated functional work), for the words “regulation 10”, of the words “regulations 10 and 10A”; and

(d) by the insertion, after regulation 10 (exempted functional work) of the following—

Exempted functional work—schools

(10A) Regulation 9 shall not apply to any functional work comprising a job carried out for, or on behalf of, a school maintained by a local authority.

Section 4 Saving

These Regulations do not apply to work contracts or functional work relating to work for, or on behalf of, a school maintained by a local authority where—

(a) an invitation such as is mentioned in section 7(3)(c) of the Act; or

(b) an invitation such as is mentioned in section 9(4)(a) of the Act,

has been issued in respect of that work before the date on which these Regulations come into force.