The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015

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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.

[F1(3) Regulation 23(1) to (7) (rules applicable to communication) comes into force—

(a)for the purposes of regulations 35 (dynamic purchasing systems), 36 (electronic auctions), 37 (electronic catalogues), 52(1) (form and manner of sending notices for publication at EU level) and 54 (electronic availability of procurement documents) on 18th April 2016;

(b)for the purpose of regulation 38(6) (centralised purchasing activities and central purchasing bodies) on 18th April 2017; and

(c)for all other purposes on 18th October 2018.]

(4) Regulation 60(7) (European Single Procurement Document: electronic format) comes into force on 18thApril 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.

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