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(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 only.
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(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 2000, 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 1985.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State
Alan Whitehead
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
8th March 2002