Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) to (6), these Regulations come into force on 18th April 2016.
(3) Regulation 23(1) to (7) (rules applicable to communication), comes into force on—
(i)18th April 2017 in relation to procurement by a central purchasing body; and
(ii)on 18th October 2018 in relation to procurement by any other contracting authority.
(4) Regulation 60(7) (European Single Procurement Document: electronic format) comes into force on 18th April 2018.
(5) Regulation 60(11)(b) (European Single Procurement Document: providing supporting documents) comes into force on 18th October 2018.
(6) Regulation 62 (recourse to e-Certis) comes into force on 18th October 2018.
(7) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.