The Utilities Contracts Regulations 1996

Statutory Instruments

1996 No. 2911

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

The Utilities Contracts Regulations 1996

Made

20th November 1996

Laid before Parliament

21st November 1996

Coming into force

12th December 1996

The Treasury, being designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to public procurement, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by the said section 2(2) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations—

(1)

S.I. 1991/755.

(2)

1972 c. 68: the provisions in relation to public procurement have been extended to various European States which are not member States by agreements with the European Union; those agreements, have been designated as European Treaties under section 1(3) of the European Communities Act 1972; the agreements and the statutory provisions designating each of them as European Treaties, are listed in Schedule 2 (see regulation 4).