The Public Procurement (International Trade Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2022/766 |
| Year | 2022 |
2022 No. 766
Public Procurement
The Public Procurement (International Trade Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Made 26th June 2022
Coming into force 27th June 2022
The Minister for the Cabinet Office makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(1) and (2), 4(1)(c) and (d) and 5(1) of the Trade Act 20211.
In accordance with paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 2 to the Trade Act 2021, a draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
PART 1
GENERAL
Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Public Procurement (International Trade Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 and come into force on the day after the day they are made.
(2) The amendments made by these Regulations have the same extent as the provisions to which they relate.
PART 2
AMENDMENT OF UNITED KINGDOM SECONDARY LEGISLATION
Amendments to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015
2.—(1) The Public Contracts Regulations 20152are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 69(2) (abnormally low tenders), after sub-paragraph (e) insert—
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(g)
(g) whether the price or costs take into account the grant of subsidies.
(3) In Schedule 4A (international trade agreements), after the last entry (for the Government of the Republic of Serbia), insert—
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Free Trade Agreement between Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Kingdom of Norway and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, signed at London on 8th July 2021.
Amendments to the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016
3.—(1) The Concession Contracts Regulations 20163are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 4 (international trade agreements), after the last entry (for the Government of the Republic of Serbia), insert—
“
Free Trade Agreement between Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Kingdom of Norway and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, signed at London on 8th July 2021.
Amendments to the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016
4.—(1) The Utilities Contracts Regulations 20164are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 84(2) (abnormally low tenders), after sub-paragraph (e) insert—
“
(g)
(g) whether the price or costs take into account the grant of subsidies.
(3) In Schedule 3 (international trade agreements), after the last entry (for the Government of the Republic of Serbia), insert—
“
Free Trade Agreement between Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Kingdom of Norway and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, signed at London on 8th July 2021.
PART 3
AMENDMENT OF SCOTTISH SECONDARY LEGISLATION
Amendments to the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015
5.—(1) The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 20155are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 69(2) (abnormally low tenders), after sub-paragraph (e) insert—
“
(g)
(g) whether the price or costs take into account the grant of subsidies.
(3) In Schedule 4A (international trade agreements), after the last entry (for the Government of the Republic of Serbia), insert—
“
Free Trade Agreement between Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Kingdom of Norway and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, signed at London on 8th July 2021.
Amendments to the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016
6.—(1) The Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 20166are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 82(2) (abnormally low tenders), after sub-paragraph (e) insert—
“
(g)
(g) whether the price or costs take into account the grant of subsidies.
(3) In Schedule 2A (international trade agreements), after the last entry (for the Government of the Republic of Serbia), insert—
“
Free Trade Agreement between Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Kingdom of Norway and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, signed at London on 8th July 2021.
Amendments to the Concession Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016
7.—(1) The Concession Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 20167are amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 5 (international trade agreements), after the last entry (for the Government of the Republic of Serbia), insert—
“
Free Trade Agreement between Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Kingdom of Norway and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, signed at London on 8th July 2021.
PART 4
TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
Interpretation of Part 4
8.—(1) In this Part—
“Procurement Regulations” means the following and, in relation to any procedure, means whichever of the following applies to that procedure—
(a) the Public Contracts Regulations 2015;
(b) the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015;
(c) the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016;
(d) the Concession Contracts (Scotland)...
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