The Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 1994

Amendment of Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (England) Order 1988 and Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (Wales) Order 1988

2.  Article 3 of the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (England) Order 1988(1) and article 3 of the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (Wales) Order 1988(2) are amended as follows—

(a) for paragraph (1) is substituted—

“(1) The activities mentioned in section 2(2)(a) to (g) of the Act shall not be treated as defined activities so long as the condition mentioned in paragraph (2) is fulfilled.”;

(b) after paragraph (1) is added—

“(1A) The activity mentioned in section 2(2)(h) of the Act(3) shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as the condition mentioned in paragraph (2A) is fulfilled.”;

(c) after paragraph (2) is added—

“(2A) The condition mentioned in paragraph (1A) is that the amount estimated by the authority as the gross cost of the activity in question in the immediately preceding financial year does not exceed £500,000.”

(1)

S.I. 1988/1372; amended by S.I. 1990/1565.

(2)

S.I. 1988/1469; amended by S.I. 1990/1499.

(3)

Section 2(2)(h) of the Local Government Act 1988 was added by S.I. 1994/1671.