2001 No. 432
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
The Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2001
Made 22nd November 2001
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 23rd November 2001
Coming into force 17th December 2001

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(3) and 15(6) and (7) of the Local Government Act 1988 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:
1998 c. 9; section 6(3) was amended by the Local Government Act 1992 (c. 19), Schedule 1, paragraph 12. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

1 Citation, commencement and extent
1 These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 17th December 2001.
2 These Regulations extend to Scotland only.

Amendment of principal Regulations
2 The Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (Scotland) Regulations 1997.
S.I.1997/197, amended by S.I.1998/1422, 1999/947 and S.S.I 2000/208.
3 In regulation 4–
(a) in paragraph (1), for “2003” there shall be substituted “2004”; and
(b) in paragraph (2), for “2002” there shall be substituted “2004”.
4 In regulation 6–
(a) in paragraph (1), for “1st April 2003” there shall be substituted “1st April 2004”;
(b) in paragraph (2), for “1st April 2002 to 30th September 2002” there shall be substituted “1st April 2003 to 30th September 2003”; and
(c) in paragraph (3), for “1st October 2002 to 31st March 2003” there shall be substituted “1st October 2003 to 31st March 2004”.
5 In column 2 of Schedule 6, for each date there shall be substituted “31st December 2003”.

6 Revocation
The Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2000 are hereby revoked.
S.S.I. 2000/208.
PETER PEACOCK Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 22nd November 2001

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (Scotland) Regulations 1997 (“the principal Regulations”) make provision as to the introduction in Scotland of compulsory competitive tendering (“CCT”) in respect of functional work falling within certain activities which are defined activities for the purposes of the Local Government Act 1988. These Regulations amend the principal Regulations so as to delay the introduction of CCT until 31st December 2003 (regulations 3, 4 and 5)
The Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2000 are revoked (regulation 6).