(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.
Article 2 exempts from the requirements of Part I the management of sports and leisure facilities by the Bath City Council, the Bournemouth Borough Council, the Three Rivers District Council, the Croydon London Borough Council, the Hillingdon London Borough Council, the Redbridge London Borough Council and the Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames so long as it is undertaken at the sites and to the extent (if appropriate) described in that article and Schedule 1, before 1st April 1996; and by the Kettering Borough Council so long as it is undertaken at Kettering Leisure Village, Thurston Drive, Kettering, before 1st August 1996.
Article 3 exempts from the requirements of Part I catering by the Bournemouth Borough Council and the Mid-Sussex District Council so long as it is carried out at the sites specified in the appropriate paragraph of Schedule 2 before 1st October 1997 in the case of the former Council and 1st April 1996 in the case of the latter.
Article 4 exempts from the requirements of Part I the maintenance of ground by the Maidstone Borough Council so long as it is carried out within any of the areas listed in Schedule 3 before 1st April 1996.