2002 No. 522
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

The Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) (England) Order 2002

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions in exercise of the power conferred upon him by section 1(5) of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 19701 hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and extent1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) (England) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 1st April 2002.

(2)

This Order extends to England only2.

Designation as a public body2.

(1)

A body falling within the description specified in paragraph (2), being a person appearing to the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions to be exercising a function of a public nature, shall be a public body for the purposes of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 in its application to England.

(2)

A body set up by a local authority, in exercise of powers under section 2 of the Local Government Act 20003, to exercise management functions as agent of the local authority under an arrangement approved by the Secretary of State under section 27 of the Housing Act 19854.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Alan Whitehead
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 2 of this Order designates bodies of the description specified in that Article as public bodies under section 1(5) of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 (“the Act”).

The effect of the designation is to allow a local authority within the meaning of section 1(4) of the 1970 Act to provide certain goods and services to the designated public body which, in this case is a housing management organisation.