Prospective
81Conflicts of interest: duty to identifyU.K.
(1)A contracting authority must take all reasonable steps to identify, and keep under review, in relation to a covered procurement any—
(a)conflicts of interest, or
(b)potential conflicts of interest.
(2)There is a conflict of interest in relation to a covered procurement if—
(a)a person acting for or on behalf of the contracting authority in relation to the procurement has a conflict of interest, or
(b)a Minister acting in relation to the procurement has a conflict of interest.
(3)A person who influences a decision made by or on behalf of a contracting authority in relation to a covered procurement is to be treated as acting in relation to the procurement.
(4)In this section—
“interest” includes a personal, professional or financial interest and may be direct or indirect;
“Minister” means—
(a)a Minister of the Crown;
(b)a member of the Welsh Government;
(c)the First Minister, deputy First Minister or a Northern Ireland Minister;
“member of the Welsh Government” means a person referred to in section 45 of the Government of Wales Act 2006.
Commencement Information
I1S. 81 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 127(2)