The Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Competition) (Scotland) Regulations 1988
Section 6(3) of the Local Government Act 1988 enables the Secretary of State to require that an authority specified in section 1(1) of the Act (a defined authority) may only carry out functional work falling within an activity listed in section 2(2) of the Act (a defined activity) after subjecting the work to competition.