Statutory Instrument 1995 No. 3303
The Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (Police Authorities) Order 1995
(The document as of February, 2008)
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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
1995 No. 3303
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (Police Authorities) Order 1995
| Laid before Parliament | 5th January 1996 |
| Coming into force | 26th January 1996 |
The Secretary of State for the Environment as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 2(9) and 15(5) of the Local Government Act 1988[1], and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (Police Authorities) Order 1995 and shall come into force on 26th January 1996.
(2) In this Order "police authority" means— (a) a police authority constituted under section 3 of the Police Act 1964[2], and
(b) the Common Council of the City of London in its capacity as a police authority.
Legal Services
2. The provision of legal services[3] by a police authority shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it consists of legal work carried out in connection with any of the following: (a) investigation or prosecution of a criminal offence;
(b) handling a complaint in pursuance of Part IX of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984[4];
(c) proceedings in relation to a disciplinary offence, or unsatisfactory performance, by a member of a police force;
(d) the discharge of a constable during or at the end of his period of probation;
(e) the discharge of the functions of any constable or chief officer of police in pursuance of any enactment or instrument mentioned in Schedule 1 to this Order.
Construction and property services
3. The provision of construction and property services[5] by a police authority shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it consists of the giving of advice in relation to the design, improvement or refurbishment of any premises for the purposes of— (a) preventing crime in and in the neighbourhood of those premises;
(b) enhancing the security of such premises, or
(c) securing the safety of any persons.
Works contracts
4.—(1) The provision of legal services shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is carried out in pursuance of a works contract by a defined authority for a police authority before the date specified in relation to that police authority in Schedule 2.
(2) The provision of construction and property services shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is carried out in pursuance of a works contract by a defined authority for a police authority before the date specified in relation to that police authority in Schedule 3.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Paul Beresford
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment
11th December 1995
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales
Gwilym Jones
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Welsh Office
14th December 1995
Notes:[1] 1988 c. 9. Section 2 is amended by paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 to the Local Government Act 1992 (c. 19).
[2] 1964 c. 48. Section 3 is substituted by section 2 of the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (c. 29).
[3] The provision of legal services is a defined activity by virtue of the Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (Defined Activities) Order 1994, S.I. 1994/2884.
[4] 1984 c. 60, amended by sections 34 to 38 of the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (c. 29).
[5] The provision of construction and property services is a defined activity by virtue of the Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (Defined Activities) (Construction and Property Services) Order 1994, S.I. 1994/2888.
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