Part 8Environmental functions
Waste
I139Information about waste contracts
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Section 358 of the GLA Act 1999 (information about new waste contracts) is amended as follows.
2
For subsection (1) substitute—
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.
3
After subsection (1A) insert—
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.
4
In subsection (3) for “subsection (1)” substitute “
subsection (1A), (1C)
”
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6
Section 360 of that Act (interpretation) is amended as follows.
7
In subsection (2) insert at the appropriate place—
“buyer profile” has the same meaning as in the public procurement regulations,
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