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The Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006

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39.—(1) Any reference to the Minister in these Regulations shall be deemed to be a reference to the Minister responsible for that utility.

(2) The Minister responsible for a utility shall be in relation to Scotland the Scottish Ministers or the Minister of the Crown whose areas of responsibility are most closely connected with the functions of the utility.

(3) Any question as to which Minister of the Crown’s areas of responsibility are most closely connected with the functions of a utility shall be determined by the Office of Government Commerce whose determination shall be final.

(4) The requirement on a utility to send any report in accordance with regulation 7(7), 8(3)(b)(ii)(aa), 30(9) or 38 to the Minister shall be enforceable, on the application of the Minister responsible to the High Court, by mandatory order, or on the application of the Scottish Ministers to the Court of Session, by specific implement.

(5) The Minister to whom a report is sent in accordance with regulation 7(7), 8(3)(b)(ii)(aa), 30(9) or 38 shall send the report to the Office of Government Commerce for onward transmission to the Commission.

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