3. The 2014 Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 4 and 5.
4. In regulation 52, for paragraph (2) substitute—
“(2) A reference to the SSRO for a determination in relation to any of those matters must be made—
(a)where the contract is a qualifying defence contract by virtue of section 14(3)—
(i)no later than 6 months after the contract is entered into, or
(ii)if the contract is amended after it is entered into in a way that affects any of those matters, no later than 6 months after the contract is so amended;
(b)where the contract is a qualifying defence contract by virtue of section 14(4) or (5)—
(i)no later than 6 months after the amendment mentioned in section 14(4)(c) or (5)(b) (as the case may be) is made, or
(ii)if the contract is subsequently amended in a way that affects those matters, no later than 6 months after the contract is so amended.”.
5. In regulation 65, after paragraph (14), insert—
“(15) Regulation 52 has effect as if—
(a)in paragraph (2)(a) for “qualifying defence contract by virtue of section 14(3)”, there were substituted “ qualifying sub-contract ”;
(b)paragraph (2)(b) were omitted.”.