Amendment of the 2014 Regulations: determinations by the SSRO
4. In regulation 52, for paragraph (2) substitute—
“(2) A reference to the SSRO for a determination in relation to any of those matters must be made—
(a)where the contract is a qualifying defence contract by virtue of section 14(3)—
(i)no later than 6 months after the contract is entered into, or
(ii)if the contract is amended after it is entered into in a way that affects any of those matters, no later than 6 months after the contract is so amended;
(b)where the contract is a qualifying defence contract by virtue of section 14(4) or (5)—
(i)no later than 6 months after the amendment mentioned in section 14(4)(c) or (5)(b) (as the case may be) is made, or
(ii)if the contract is subsequently amended in a way that affects those matters, no later than 6 months after the contract is so amended.”.