The Service Subsidy Agreements (Tendering) (Amendment) Regulations 1998

Made4th September 1998

Laid before Parliament11th September 1998

Coming into force5th October 1998

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (as respects England), the Secretary of State for Scotland (as respects Scotland) and the Secretary of State for Wales (as respects Wales), in exercise of the powers conferred by section 91(1) of the Transport Act 19851 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:–

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Service Subsidy Agreements (Tendering) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 5th October 1998.

2

1

The Service Subsidy Agreements (Tendering) Regulations 19852 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 3(1)(b)–

a

for “10,000”, in both places where it occurs, there shall be substituted “£12,000”, and

b

in paragraph (iii) for “£50,000” there shall be substituted “£70,000”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Glenda JacksonParliamentary Under Secretary of State,Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions26th August 1998

Sam GalbraithParliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office1st September 1998

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Wales

Jon Owen JonesParliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office4th September 1998

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Service Subsidy (Tendering) Regulations 1985 so as to increase the financial threshold by reference to which certain service subsidy agreements are excluded from the tendering requirements of section 89(1) of the Transport Act 1985.