The Utilities Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2009

Amendment of the principal Regulations

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

3.  In the Arrangement of Regulations—

(a)after the entry relating to regulation 29, insert—

  • 29A.Notification;

  • (b)after the entry relating to regulation 33, insert—

  • 33A.Standstill period;

  • (c)omit the entry relating to regulation 44;

    (d)for the entries relating to regulations 45 and 46 substitute—

  • 45.Interpretation of Part 9

  • 45A.Duty owed to economic operators

  • 45B.Duty owed to GPA economic operators

  • 45C.Enforcement of duties through the Court

  • 45D.General time limits for starting proceedings

  • 45E.Special time limits for seeking a declaration of ineffectiveness

  • 45F.Starting proceedings

  • 45G.Contract-making suspended by challenge to award decision

  • 45H.Interim orders

  • 45I.Remedies where the contract has not been entered into

  • 45J.Remedies where the contract has been entered into

  • 45K.Grounds for ineffectiveness

  • 45L.General interest grounds for not making a declaration of ineffectiveness

  • 45M.The consequences of ineffectiveness

  • 45N.Penalties in addition to, or instead of, ineffectiveness

  • 45O.Ineffectiveness etc. in relation to specific contracts under a framework agreement

  • 45P.Injunctions against the Crown.