The Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 1997
Article 3 of the Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Housing Management) (Exemptions) (Wales) Order 1988 provides that housing management work carried out by county and county borough councils in Wales shall not be defined activities so long as, on 1st April in the immediately preceding year, the housing stock of that council is not more than 2,500. Article 2 of this Order raises the number to 4,000.