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The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Section 52 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 21 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Regulation 52:
- Regulations applied by 2023 c. 54 s. 119(2)(a)
- reg. 52(1) word substituted by S.S.I. 2019/112 reg. 3(34)(b)(i) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.S.I. 2019/112 revoked immediately before IP completion day by S.S.I. 2020/468, regs. 1(3), 2(2)(a))
- reg. 52(1) words substituted by S.S.I. 2019/112 reg. 3(34)(b)(ii) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.S.I. 2019/112 revoked immediately before IP completion day by S.S.I. 2020/468, regs. 1(3), 2(2)(a))
- reg. 52(1)(b) and word omitted by S.S.I. 2019/112 reg. 3(34)(b)(iii) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.S.I. 2019/112 revoked immediately before IP completion day by S.S.I. 2020/468, regs. 1(3), 2(2)(a))
- reg. 52(2) words substituted by S.S.I. 2019/112 reg. 3(34)(c) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.S.I. 2019/112 revoked immediately before IP completion day by S.S.I. 2020/468, regs. 1(3), 2(2)(a))
- reg. 52(3) word substituted by S.S.I. 2019/112 reg. 3(34)(d)(iii) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.S.I. 2019/112 revoked immediately before IP completion day by S.S.I. 2020/468, regs. 1(3), 2(2)(a))
- reg. 52(3) words omitted by S.S.I. 2019/112 reg. 3(34)(d)(ii) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.S.I. 2019/112 revoked immediately before IP completion day by S.S.I. 2020/468, regs. 1(3), 2(2)(a))
- reg. 52(3) words substituted by S.S.I. 2019/112 reg. 3(34)(d)(i) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.S.I. 2019/112 revoked immediately before IP completion day by S.S.I. 2020/468, regs. 1(3), 2(2)(a))
- reg. 52(4) word substituted by S.S.I. 2019/112 reg. 3(34)(e)(i) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.S.I. 2019/112 revoked immediately before IP completion day by S.S.I. 2020/468, regs. 1(3), 2(2)(a))
- reg. 52(4) words omitted by S.S.I. 2019/112 reg. 3(34)(e)(iii) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.S.I. 2019/112 revoked immediately before IP completion day by S.S.I. 2020/468, regs. 1(3), 2(2)(a))
- reg. 52(4) words substituted by S.S.I. 2019/112 reg. 3(34)(e)(ii) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.S.I. 2019/112 revoked immediately before IP completion day by S.S.I. 2020/468, regs. 1(3), 2(2)(a))
- reg. 52(5)(6) inserted by S.S.I. 2019/112 reg. 3(34)(f) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.S.I. 2019/112 revoked immediately before IP completion day by S.S.I. 2020/468, regs. 1(3), 2(2)(a))
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Instrument associated Parts and Chapters:
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Instrument (including any effects on those provisions):
- reg. 11(1)(e)(i)(aa) words substituted by S.S.I. 2019/112 reg. 3(11)(a)(i) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.S.I. 2019/112 revoked immediately before IP completion day by S.S.I. 2020/468, regs. 1(3), 2(2)(a))
- reg. 11(1)(e)(i)(bb) words substituted by S.S.I. 2019/112 reg. 3(11)(a)(ii) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.S.I. 2019/112 revoked immediately before IP completion day by S.S.I. 2020/468, regs. 1(3), 2(2)(a))
- reg. 78(1)(i)(ii) and words inserted by S.S.I. 2019/112 reg. 3(52)(a) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S.S.I. 2019/112 revoked immediately before IP completion day by S.S.I. 2020/468, regs. 1(3), 2(2)(a))
[F1Publication on the UK e-notification service]S
This section has no associated Policy Notes
52.—(1) The notices required by regulations 49, 50, 51, 72, 75 and 78 to be [F2submitted] for publication in accordance with this regulation must—
(a)be [F2submitted] by electronic means to the [F3UK e-notification service] for publication.F4...
F4(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2) Contracting authorities must ensure that they are able to supply proof of the dates on which notices are [F5submitted to the UK e-notification service] for publication.
(3) Where the [F6UK e-notification service] has given the contracting authority confirmation of F7... the publication of the information [F8submitted], indicating the date of that publication, that confirmation shall constitute proof of publication.
(4) A contracting authority may [F9submit] notices in respect of public contracts to the [F10UK e-notification service] for publication even where the authority is not required to do so by these RegulationsF11....
[F12(5) In these Regulations, “the UK e-notification service” means a single web-based portal which is provided, for purposes which include the purposes of this Part, by or on behalf of the Cabinet Office.
(6) For the purposes of these Regulations, a notice of any description is submitted to the UK e-notification service if the information comprising the notice is entered in the portal in such form or manner as the portal may elicit it and in compliance with any specific instructions that are given within the portal about how the information, or any particular element of it, is to be entered.]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 52 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 4(35)(a) (with sch. paras. 1-5)
F2Word in reg. 52(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 4(35)(b)(i) (with sch. paras. 1-5)
F3Words in reg. 52(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 4(35)(b)(ii) (with sch. paras. 1-5)
F4Reg. 52(1)(b) and word omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 4(35)(b)(iii) (with sch. paras. 1-5)
F5Words in reg. 52(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 4(35)(c) (with sch. paras. 1-5)
F6Words in reg. 52(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 4(35)(d)(i) (with sch. paras. 1-5)
F7Words in reg. 52(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 4(35)(d)(ii) (with sch. paras. 1-5)
F8Word in reg. 52(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 4(35)(d)(iii) (with sch. paras. 1-5)
F9Word in reg. 52(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 4(35)(e)(i) (with sch. paras. 1-5)
F10Words in reg. 52(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 4(35)(e)(ii) (with sch. paras. 1-5)
F11Words in reg. 52(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 4(35)(e)(iii) (with sch. paras. 1-5)
F12Reg. 52(5)(6) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 4(35)(f) (with sch. paras. 1-5)
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