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Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012

Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012

2012 CHAPTER 3

Commentary on Sections

Section 2 – Local authority contracts

19.Section 2 amends Part 2 of the Local Government Act 1988 so as to provide that the public bodies to which that Part applies may, despite the general rule in that Part, exercise a function by reference to a non-commercial matter to the extent that the authorities consider it necessary or expedient to do so in order to comply with the requirements in section 1.

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