The Local Government (Best Value Authorities) (Power to Trade) (Amendment) (England) Order 2006

Statutory Instruments

2006 No. 3102

local government, england

The Local Government (Best Value Authorities) (Power to Trade) (Amendment) (England) Order 2006

Made

17th November 2006

Laid before Parliament

24th November 2006

Coming into force

15th December 2006

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 95 of the Local Government Act 2003(1).

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Local Government (Best Value Authorities) (Power to Trade) (Amendment) (England) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 15th December 2006.

Amendment of the Local Government (Best Value Authorities) (Power to Trade) (England) Order 2004

2.—(1) The Local Government (Best Value Authorities) (Power to Trade) (England) Order 2004(2) is amended as follows.

(2) For article 1(2)(b) substitute—

“by virtue of such order as may from time to time be made by the Secretary of State under section 99(4) of the Local Government Act 2003 are within one of the following categories—

(i) “excellent”;

(ii) “good”;

(iii) “fair”;

(iv) “4 stars”;

(v) “3 stars”;

(vi) “2 stars”; or

(vii) “1 star”.”

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Angela Smith

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Communities and Local Government

17th November 2006

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Local Government (Best Value Authorities)(Power to Trade) (England) Order 2004 (“the principal Order”) provides a power to trade to those local authorities whose performance has been categorised, by an order made under section 99(4) of the Local Government Act 2003, as excellent, good or fair. The power to trade is also subject to the conditions set out in article 2 of the principal Order.

This amending Order extends the power to trade to those local authorities whose performance has been categorised by an order, made under section 99(4) of the Local Government Act 2003, as “4 stars” “3 stars” “2 stars” and “1 star”.

A full regulatory impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business, charities, voluntary bodies and the public sector is available from www.communities.gov.uk or from the Department for Communities and Local Government, Local Government Efficiency and Modernisation, Zone 3/J6, Eland House, Bressenden Place, London SW1E 5DU (Tel [phone]).

(1)

2003 c.26.

(2)

S.I.2004/1705, to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.