Environmental Protection Act 1990

97 Transitional provision relating to section 89

(1) The Secretary of State may, for the purposes of the transition to the duties imposed by section 89 above on local authorities and educational bodies, by regulations, make provision—

(a) modifying that section, or

(b) modifying Part I of the [1988 c. 9.] Local Government Act 1988 (competition rules for functional work or works contracts).

(2) Regulations under this section may make different provision for different descriptions of authorities, different areas or other different circumstances or cases.

(3) In this section—

• “educational bodies” means the governing bodies and education authorities mentioned in section 89(1)(f) above; and

• “local authorities” means the local authorities mentioned in section 89(1)(a) and (c) and (2)(a) above.