This Scottish Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of drafting errors in S.S.I. 2015/446 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that instrument.
Scottish Statutory Instruments
2016 No. 47
Public Procurement
The Public Contracts (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2016
Made
26th January 2016
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
28th January 2016
Coming into force
18th April 2016
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) (“the 1998 Act”), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3) (which was amended by section 27(4) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) (“2006 Act”)). Section 2(2) was also amended by section 27(1)(a) of the 2006 Act and by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7) (“2008 Act”), section 3(3) and Schedule, Part 1. The functions conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2), insofar as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act.