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2004 No. 2307

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND

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

  Made 7th September 2004 
  Laid before Parliament 10th September 2004 
  Coming into force 1st October 2004 

The First Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 95, 96 and 123 of the Local Government Act 2003[1], hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement
     1. This Order may be cited as the Local Government (Best Value Authorities) (Power to Trade) (England) (Amendment) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 1st October 2004.

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) In article 1 (application) - 

    (3) In article 2(1) (power to trade in function-related activities), after the words "paragraphs (2) and (3)" insert "and article 4".

    (4) After article 3 (transitional arrangements), add the following article - 

    (5) At the end, insert the Schedule as set out in the Schedule to this Order.



Signed by authority of the First Secretary of State


Phil Hope
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

7th September 2004



SCHEDULE
Article 2(5)






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") authorises certain local authorities to trade in any of their ordinary functions subject to certain conditions. Under section 95(4) of the Local Government Act 2003 the power to trade must be exercised through a company.

This Order amends the principal Order to provide transitional arrangements in respect of fire and rescue authorities, specified in the Schedule to the Order (which have been trading in certain functions under the Fire Services Act 1947). That Act is repealed by the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 with effect from 1st October 2004. The effect of the amendments made by this Order is to allow those authorities to continue trading in those functions. The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (Commencement) (England and Scotland) Order 2004 S.I. 2004/ 2304 (C.100) also makes savings for the Fire Services Act 1947, which is repealed by the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004, in relation to trading activities carried out on or before, or contracted to be provided on or before, 31st March 2005.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business, voluntary bodies or public authorities.


Notes:

[1] 2003 c. 26.back

[2] S.I. 2004/1705.back



ISBN 0 11 049790 2


  © Crown copyright 2004

Prepared 10 September 2004


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