(This note is not part of the Order)
Under Part I of the Local Government Act 1988, work falling within certain defined activities may not be carried out by defined authorities unless it has first been subjected to competition.
This Order, which applies in England and Wales, exempts from Part I—
(a)certain legal work carried out by police authorities,
(b)the work of those authorities' architectural liaison officers, and
(c)certain works contracts for legal and construction and property services carried out on behalf of police authorities before the dates specified in Schedules 2 and 3.