The Local Government Act 1988 (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (Wales) Order 1994
Section 4 of the Local Government Act 1988 (the Act) precludes an authority mentioned in section 1 of the Act (a defined authority) from entering into a works contract (defined in section 3(2) and (3)) in respect of work falling within an activity listed in section 2(2) of the Act (a defined activity) unless they have subjected the work to a competition procedure.