Statutory Instruments

2009 No. 2393

Local Government, England

The Local Government (Best Value Authorities) (Power to Trade) (England) Order 2009

Made

2nd September 2009

Laid before Parliament

8th September 2009

Coming into force

1st October 2009

The Secretary of State( 1 ), in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 95, 96 and 123 of the Local Government Act 2003( 2 ) makes the following Order.

Citation, commencement and application

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Local Government (Best Value Authorities) (Power to Trade) (England) Order 2009 and shall come into force on 1st October 2009.

(2) This Order applies to the following best value authorities in England( 3 )—

(a) a local authority;

(b) a fire and rescue authority constituted by—

(i) a scheme under section 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004( 4 ) (power to create combined fire and rescue authorities), or

(ii) a scheme to which section 4 of that Act applies (combined authorities under the Fire Services Act 1947);

(d) the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority.

2. —(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a best value authority is authorised to do for a commercial purpose anything which it is authorised to do for the purpose of carrying on any of its ordinary functions.

(2) Before exercising the power conferred by paragraph (1), the authority shall—

(a) prepare a business case in support of the proposed exercise of that power; and

(b) approve that business case.

(3) A best value authority shall recover the costs of any accommodation, goods, services, staff or any other thing that it supplies to a company in pursuance of any agreement or arrangement to facilitate the exercise of the power conferred by paragraph (1).

(4) In this article, “business case” means a comprehensive statement as to—

(a) the objectives of the business,

(b) the investment and other resources required to achieve those objectives,

(d) the expected financial results of the business, together with any other relevant outcomes that the business is expected to achieve.

Revocation of regulations

3. —(1) The Regulations listed in paragraph (2) are revoked.

(2) The Regulations are—

(a) the Local Government (Best Value Authorities) (Power to Trade) (England) Order 2004( 5 );

(b) the Local Government (Best Value Authorities) (Power to Trade) (England) (Amendment) Order 2004( 6 );

(d) the Local Government (Best Value Authorities) (Power to Trade) (England) (Amendment) Order 2006( 8 );

(e) the Local Government (Best Value Authorities) (Power to Trade) (England) (Amendment) Order 2007( 9 );

(f) the Local Government (Best Value Authorities) (Power to Trade) (England) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2007( 10 ).

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Ian Austin

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Communities and Local Government

2nd September 2009

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The powers under sections 95 and 96 of the Local Government Act 2003.(c.26) are exercisable by the appropriate person. The Secretary of State is the appropriate person, in relation to England, by virtue of section 124 of that Act.

( 2 )

2003 c.26 .

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See section 124 of the Local Government Act 2003 and section 1(1) and (2) of the Local Government Act 1999 (c.27) . Section 1(2) was amended by the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c.28) , sections 136(1)(a), 144(2) and Schedule 8, Part 1, paragraphs 1, 2(1), (2)(a) and (3)(a).

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