Explanatory Note
(This note does not form part of the Order)
Section 17(5) of the Local Government Act 1988 (“the 1988 Act”) contains a list of matters (non-commercial matters) by reference to which a public authority may not exercise the functions listed in section 17(4) of that Act, which include functions in relation to proposed public supply or works contracts with the authority.
This Order provides for the matters specified in section 17(5)(a) and (d) of the 1988 Act to cease to be non-commercial matters for the purposes of that section. The matters concerned relate to the terms and conditions of employment etc. of the contractor’s workforce and the conduct of contractors or their workers in industrial disputes.