The Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (Scotland) Amendment Order 1990

Made23rd July 1990

Laid before Parliament24th July 1990

Coming into force20th August 1990

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 2(9) and 15(5) of the Local Government Act 19881, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and extent1.

This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (Scotland) Amendment Order 1990, shall come into force on 20th August 1990, and shall apply to Scotland only.

Amendment of Order2.

In the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (Scotland) Order 19882, article 2(1) shall be revoked and the following substituted–

“(1)
In this Order–
“the Act” means the Local Government Act 1988; and
references to section 2(2) of the Act shall be read as references to that subsection as extended by article 2(1) of the Local Government Act 1988 (Competition in Sports and Leisure Facilities) Order 1989.”3.

Michael B. Forsyth

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

St. Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

23rd July 1990

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (Scotland) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/1415) (“the 1988 Order”) provides that an activity listed in section 2(2) of the Local Government Act 1988 shall not be treated as a defined activity for the purpose of that Act so long as specified conditions are fulfilled.

This Order amends the 1988 Order so as to extend its application to the activity of managing sports and leisure facilities, which activity was added to section 2(2) by the Local Government Act 1988 (Competition in Sports and Leisure Facilities) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/2488).