[F1(1)If, in the awarding of a waste contract, a waste authority in compliance with the public procurement regulations is required—
(a)to send to the European Commission a first information notice relating to the awarding of the contract, or
(b)to publish such a notice on the authority's buyer profile,
subsection (1A) below applies.
(1A)The authority shall not send or publish that notice unless—
(a)it has notified the Mayor that it proposes to send or publish such a notice, and
(b)a period of at least 56 days beginning with the day on which the Mayor is so notified has elapsed.]
[F2(1B)If, in the awarding of a waste contract, a waste authority in compliance with the public procurement regulations—
(a)is not required to send or publish a first information notice, but
(b)is required to send to the Official Journal of the European Union a second information notice relating to the awarding of the contract,
subsection (1C) below applies.
(1C)The authority shall not send that notice unless—
(a)it has notified the Mayor that it proposes to send such a notice, and
(b)a period of at least 108 days beginning with the day on which the Mayor is so notified has elapsed.]
(2)If in the awarding of a waste contract a waste authority is not required to comply with the public procurement regulations, the authority shall not enter into the contract unless—
(a)the authority has notified the Mayor that it proposes to enter into such a contract, and
(b)a period of at least 56 days beginning with the day on which the Mayor is so notified has elapsed.
(3)Where the Mayor has been notified under [F3subsection (1A), (1C)] or (2) above he may direct the waste authority to provide him with such information about the contract as he may require for the purposes of deciding whether the contract would be detrimental to the implementation of the municipal waste management strategy.
(4)Where the Mayor gives an authority a direction under subsection (3) above, the authority to whom the direction is given shall comply with the direction.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 358(1)(1A) substituted for s. 358(1) (E.W.) (21.1.2008) by Greater London Authority Act 2007 (c. 24), ss. 39(2), 59(7); S.I. 2008/113, art. 2(h)
F2S. 358(1B)(1C) inserted (E.W.) (21.1.2008) by Greater London Authority Act 2007 (c. 24), ss. 39(3), 59(7); S.I. 2008/113, art. 2(h)
F3Words in s. 358(3) substituted (E.W.) (21.1.2008) by Greater London Authority Act 2007 (c. 24), ss. 39(4), 59(7); S.I. 2008/113, art. 2(h)