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This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Exemption for Works Contracts) (Scotland) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 30th June 1998.
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(1) The provision of services specified in paragraph (2) below shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is carried out in pursuance of a works contract by a local authority (within the meaning of section 1(3) of the Local Government Act 1988) before 1st April 2001.
(2) The services specified in this paragraph are–
(a) housing management;
(b) management of vehicles;
(c) security work;
(d) legal services;
(e) construction and property services;
(f) financial services;
(g) information technology services;
(h) personnel services.
Calum MacDonald
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
5th June 1998