35(1)A mandatory exclusion ground applies to a supplier in relation to contracts of a particular description if an appropriate authority determines that the supplier or a connected person—
(a)poses a threat to the national security of the United Kingdom, and
(b)would pose such a threat in relation to public contracts of that description.
(2)In sub-paragraph (1)—
(a)the reference to an appropriate authority is a reference to the appropriate authority that is considering whether the exclusion ground applies;
(b)the reference to a particular description includes, for example, a description by reference to—
(i)the goods, services or works being supplied;
(ii)the location of the supply;
(iii)the contracting authority concerned.
(3)Sub-paragraph (1) applies only for the purpose of an appropriate authority’s functions under sections 59 to 66 (debarment), and cannot otherwise be relied on by a contracting authority when considering whether a supplier is an excluded supplier under section 57(1)(a).