2002 No. 1729 (W.163)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WALES

The Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) (Wales) Order 2002

Made
Coming into force
The National Assembly for Wales makes the following Order in exercise of the powers given to the Secretary of State by section 1(5) of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 19701 which are now vested in the National Assembly for Wales in so far as exercisable in Wales2.

Name, commencement, application and interpretation1.

(1)

This Order is called the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) (Public Bodies) (Wales) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 19th July 2002.

(2)

This Order applies to Wales only.

(3)

In this Order “the 1970 Act” means the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970.

Designation of public bodies2.

The persons specified in the Schedule to this Order, being persons appearing to the National Assembly for Wales to be exercising functions of a public nature, shall be public bodies for the purposes of the 1970 Act.

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 19983
D. Elis-Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly

SCHEDULEPublic Bodies

Article 2

  • The National Assembly for Wales

  • The Care Council for Wales

  • The National Council for Education and Training for Wales

(This note is not part of the Order)

Section 1(5) of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 (“the 1970 Act”) gives power to the Secretary of State to specify as a public body, for the purposes of the 1970 Act, a person or description of persons appearing to be exercising functions of a public nature. This power is now exercisable by the National Assembly for Wales.

This Order designates the National Assembly for Wales, the Care Council for Wales and the National Council for Education and Training for Wales as public bodies for the purposes of the 1970 Act.