The Local Government Act 1988 (Competition) (Legal and Construction etc. Services) (Police Authorities) Regulations 1995

Interpretation

3.  In this Schedule—

(a) “the allowable period” means the period commencing on the date when section 6 of the Act first applies to the police authority in question in respect of specified work and ending —

(i) as respects work falling within paragraph 12(3)(d) of Schedule 1 to the Act, on the date when that work is completed;

(ii) as respects work falling within paragraph 12(3)(e) of Schedule 1 to the Act, on the date when the document verifying completion of the work is issued;

(b) “the cost” means the estimated total annual cost including overheads;

(c) “the specified work” means work within the defined activity mentioned in section 2(2)(j) or, as the case may be, section 2(2)(k) of the Act, and

(d) “voluntary competitive tendering” means the awarding of work before 1st April 1994 following a competitive process in the course of which at least three persons who are not defined authorities were invited to tender for the work.