1996 No. 3205

CONTRACTING OUT

The Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Allocation of Housing and Homelessness Functions) Order 1996

Made

Coming into force

Articles 1 and 3

Article 2

The Secretary of State for the Environment, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 70(2) and (4) and 77(1) of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 19941 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, after consultation with such representatives of local government as they consider appropriate, hereby make the following Order, a draft of which has been laid before and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament: