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4.—(1) Any contracting authority, utility or operator when purchasing or leasing road transport vehicles must take into account the operational lifetime energy and environmental impacts referred to in paragraph (2) in respect of the vehicles to be purchased or leased.
(2) Those operational lifetime energy and environmental impacts are—
(a)energy consumption;
(b)carbon dioxide emissions; and
(c)emissions of—
(i)oxides of nitrogen;
(ii)non-methane hydrocarbons; and
(iii)particulate matter.
(3) Such contracting authorities, utilities and operators may also take into account other relevant environmental impacts.
(4) In satisfying the requirement of paragraph (1) a contracting authority, utility or operator must apply at least one of the options set out in paragraphs (5) and (6).
(5) Technical specifications may be set out in the contract documents for the purchase or leasing of road transport vehicles in respect of the impacts listed in paragraph (2) together with any other environmental impacts being considered under paragraph (3).
(6) The impacts referred to in paragraph (5) (“the energy and environmental impacts”) may be taken account of in the purchasing or leasing decision.
(7) Where a contracting authority, utility or operator applies the option set out in paragraph (6) and—
(a)a procurement procedure is employed, that contracting authority, utility or operator must use the energy and environmental impacts as award criteria;
(b)operational lifetime costs are attributed to the energy and environmental impacts, that contracting authority, utility or operator must comply with regulation 5.
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