(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The Regulations make provision under the competitive tendering requirements in Part I of the Local Government Act 1988 (“the Act”) in respect of the defined activity of financial services.
Regulation 3 applies section 6 of the Act (functional work: restrictions) to a specified proportion of this activity from 1st January 1999 being the date specified for certain defined authorities in Wales, so that those defined authorities must compete for such work if they wish to carry it out themselves.
The defined authorities in Wales to which the Regulations apply are local authorities (namely, county councils, county borough councils and community councils), combined fire authorities, National Park authorities and joint committees of such authorities.