Version Superseded: 24/02/2025
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The Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Introductory Text is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 01 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Statutory Instruments
Public Procurement
Made
4th February 2015
Laid before Parliament
5th February 2015
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) to (6)
The Minister for the Cabinet Office is designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 M1 in relation to public procurement M2 and in relation to the combating of late payment in commercial transactions M3.
The Minister for the Cabinet Office makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, as read with paragraph 1A M4 of Schedule 2 to, that Act.
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of that Act, and it appears to the Minister for the Cabinet Office that it is expedient for certain references to provisions of EU instruments to be construed as references to those provisions as amended from time to time.
Marginal Citations
M11972 c.68; section 2(2) was amended by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), Part 1 of the Schedule.
M4Paragraph 1A was inserted by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51), section 28, and was amended by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008, Part 1 of the Schedule.
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