Part 2Accommodation Centres

General

38 Local authority

(1)

A local authority may in accordance with arrangements made by the Secretary of State—

(a)

assist in arranging for the provision of an accommodation centre;

(b)

make premises available for an accommodation centre;

(c)

provide services in connection with an accommodation centre.

(2)

In particular, a local authority may—

(a)

incur reasonable expenditure;

(b)

provide services outside its area;

(c)

provide services jointly with another body;

(d)

form a company;

(e)

tender for or enter into a contract;

(f)

do anything (including anything listed in paragraphs (a) to (e)) for a preparatory purpose.

(3)

In this section “local authority” means—

(a)

a local authority within the meaning of section 94 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33), and

(b)

a Northern Ireland authority within the meaning of section 110 of that Act and an Education and Library Board established under Article 3 of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/ 594 (N.I. 3)).