The Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2021

Local Government Act 1999

4.—(1) The Local Government Act 1999(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 19(2) (contracts: exclusion of non-commercial considerations), in subsection (5)—

(a) for paragraph (aa)(3) substitute—

“(aa) a county council or county borough council in Wales,”;

(b) after paragraph (aa) insert—

“(ab) a National Park authority for a National Park in Wales,

(ac) a fire and rescue authority in Wales, constituted by a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 or a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies,”.

(3) In section 33 (finance), in subsection (3)(4), in paragraph (b), at the end insert “or Chapter 1 or 3 of Part 6 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021”.

(1)

1999 c. 27.

(2)

Section 19 was placed under a new cross-heading “Exclusion of non-commercial considerations” by paragraph 2 of Schedule 7 to the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), which also inserted subsection (5) into section 19.

(3)

Paragraph (aa) was inserted by paragraph 18 of Schedule 1 to the 2009 Measure.

(4)

Subsection (3) was amended by paragraph 17 of Schedule 1 to the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (c. 23) and section 36 of the 2009 Measure. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) was substituted by paragraph 16 of Schedule 4 to the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 3). There are other amendments to the subsection not relevant to these regulations.