SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8 Supplemental and incidental powers of National Park authorities

Competitive tendering etc.

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(1)

Part III of the M1Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (direct labour organisations) shall have effect in relation to a National Park authority as if such an authority were a local authority for the purposes of that Part.

(2)

In section 1(1) of the M2Local Government Act 1988 (defined authorities for the purposes of the provisions of that Act relating to competition), after paragraph (a) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(aa)

a National Park authority;”.

(3)

In Schedule 2 to that Act of 1988 (bodies to which Part II of that Act applies), after the entry relating to the Broads Authority there shall be inserted— “ Any National Park authority ”.

(4)

In section 18 of that Act of 1988 (race relations matters), after subsection (7) there shall be inserted the following subsection —

“(7A)

Any reference in this section to a local authority shall be deemed to include a reference to a National Park authority.”

(5)

In section 33(3)(c) of that Act of 1988 (definition of “relevant public body” for the purposes of provisions relating to contracts with associated companies), after “within” there shall be inserted “ paragraph (aa) or ”.

(6)

References in sections 8 to 10 of the M3Local Government Act 1992 (competition) to any provisions of that Act of 1980 or of that Act of 1988 shall include references to those provisions as they have effect by virtue of this paragraph.