Part 12: Amendments and repeals Section 116: Disapplication of duty in section 17 of the Local Government Act 1988
Section 17 of the Local Government Act 1988 ("the 1988 Act") places a duty on certain public authorities not to take into account non-commercial considerations when awarding and managing certain contracts.
	Subsection (1) amends section 17(11) of the 1988 Act to ensure that authorities that are subject to section 17 are not prevented by that section from complying with their obligations under this legislation.
	Subsection (2) provides that a Minister of the Crown or the Welsh Ministers may via regulations disapply duties under section 17 of the 1988 Act. An example of when a Minister of the Crown may use this power includes regulations allowing relevant authorities to reserve below-threshold procurements by location and/or to SMEs or VCSEs.
	Subsection (3) outlines that the duty may be disapplied as it relates to: all relevant authorities, all functions, all contracts and all non-commercial matters that are regulated by section 17 of the 1988 Act or those that are specified.
	Subsection (4) explains that "relevant authority" means an authority to which section 17 of the 1988 Act applies, other than a devolved Scottish authority, and that "specified" means specified, or of a description specified, in the regulations made under this section.