The Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemption) (Harlow District Council) Order 1994

Statutory Instruments

1994 No. 15

LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemption) (Harlow District Council) Order 1994

Made

10th January 1994

Laid before Parliament

14th January 1994

Coming into force

4th February 1994

The Secretary of State for the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 2(9) and 15(5) of the Local Government Act 1988(1), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

1.  This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemption) (Harlow District Council) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 4th February 1994.

2.  The maintenance of ground by the Harlow District Council shall not be treated as a defined activity so long as it is carried out before 1st January 1995 and either—

(a) consists of the planting and tending of trees, hedges, shrubs, flowers and other plants, or

(b) is carried out within any of the following areas:

(i) the wards of Hare Street, Little Parndon, Katherines, Sumners, Great Parndon or Kingsmoor;

(ii) so much of the area of the ward of Netteswell West as is bounded to the south by Edinburgh Way, to the west by Fifth Avenue, to the east by the boundary of the wards of Netteswell West and Mark Hall North, and to the north by the boundary of the district.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

David Curry

Minister of State,

Department of the Environment

10th January 1994

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Under Part I of the Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) work falling within certain defined activities may be carried out by local authorities only if particular conditions are fulfilled.

This Order exempts from the requirements of Part I the mainenance of ground by the Harlow District Council so long as it is carried out before 1st January 1995, and either consists of aboriculture or nursery work carried out before 1995, or is carried out in specified areas in the west of the district.

(1)

1988 c. 9.