The Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006

[^f00024]: 1906 c. 34; section 1 was amended by section 47(2) and (3) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988(c. 33), section 108(2) of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001(c. 24) and section 68(2) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 7).

[^f00025]: 2003 asp 7.

[^f00026]: O.J. C 316, 27.11.95, p.49.

[^f00027]: 1985 c 6. There are amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00028]: 1979 c. 2. There are amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00029]: 1994 c. 23. section 72 was amended by section 17 of the Finance Act 2003 (c. 14). There are other amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00030]: 1993 c. 36. There are amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00031]: S.I. 2003/3075.

[^f00032]: 1986 c. 45. There are amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00033]: S.I. 1989/2405 (N.I.19). There are amendments to this Order which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00034]: 2002 c. 40. There are amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00035]: O.J. No. L 302, 19.10.92, p.1; Regulation was last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 648/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 April 2005 (O.J. No. L 117, 04.05.05, p.13), Council Regulation (EC) No. 837/2005 of 23rd May 2005 (O.J. L 139, 02.06.05, p.1); and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 883/2005 of 10th June 2005 (O.J. L 148, 11.06.05, p.5).

[^f00036]: O.J. No. L 13, 19.1.2000, p.12.

[^f00037]: The European Attestation Standard EN 45503: 1996D for the assessment of contract award procedures and practices of entities operating in the water, energy and transport sectors was prepared under the mandate of the Commission of the European Communities and of the European Free Trade Association.

[^f00038]: 1947 c. 44. There are amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00039]: Information on the detailed application of the GPA under bilateral agreements between the EU and other signatories is maintained in the Annexes and general notes in Appendix 1 to the GPA. Access to this information is available through the World Trade Organisation website at www.wto.org.

[^f00040]: S.I. 1996/2911.

[^f00041]: S.I. 2001/2418.

[^f00042]: 1991 c. 56; section 6 (appointment of relevant undertakers) was amended by section 101 of, and Schedule 8 to, the Water Act 2003 (c. 37). By virtue of S.I. 1999/672 as amended by S.I. 2000/253 the functions of the Minister of the Crown with respect to both water and sewerage undertakers under section 6 are now exercisable by the National Assembly for Wales for any undertaking whose area is wholly or mainly in Wales. There are other amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00043]: 1989 c. 29; section 6 was amended by section 30 of the Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27) and sections 89,136,143,145 and 197 of, and Schedules 9 and 3 to the Energy Act 2004 (c. 20). There are other amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00044]: S.I. 1992/231 (N.I.1); article 10(1) was amended by article 28 and the changes applied to existing licences by articles 29 of S.I. 2003/419 (N.I.6). There are other amendments to this Order which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00045]: 1986 c. 44; section 7(1) was amended by section 5 of the Gas Act 1995 (c. 45), section 76 of the Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27), section 197 of and Schedule 23 to the Energy act 2004. There are other amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00046]: S.I. 1996/275 (N.I.2); article 8 was amended by article 30 and the changes applied to existing licences by article 31 of S.I. 2003/419 (N.I.6). There are other amendments to this Order which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00047]: 1998 c. 17. There are amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00048]: 1964 c. 28 (N.I.); section 2 was amended by Schedule 3 to the Mineral Development Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (c. 35 N.I.). There are other amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00049]: 1994 c..21. There are amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00050]: 1969, c. 35 (N.I). There are amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00051]: 1986, c. 31. There are amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00052]: S.I. 1994/426 (N.I.1). There are amendments to this Order which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00053]: 1964 c. 40. There are amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00054]: 1970 c. 1 (N.I.). There are amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00055]: 2005 asp 12.

[^f00056]: 2001 asp 2.

[^f00057]: O.J. No. L 358, 31.12.94, p.3.

[^f00058]: O.J. No. L 1, 3.1.94, p.3 as adjusted by the Protocol signed in Brussels on 17th March 1993 O.J. No. L 1, 3.1.94, p.572.

[^f00059]: 1993 c. 51.

[^f00060]: O.J. No. L 357, 31.12.94, p.2.

Editorial notes

[^c15347271]: 1972 c. 68. Section 2(2) was amended by Schedule 8 paragraph 15 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3). The function conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, insofar as within devolved competence, was transferred to the Scottish ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998.

[^c15347281]: O.J. L 257, 1.10.05, p.1. The standard forms set out in the Annex to this Regulation are available at www.simap.eu.int.

[^c15347291]: O.J. L 340, 16.12.02, p.1. These Regulations were amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2151/2003 of 16th December 2003 O.J. L 329, 17.12.03, p.1.

[^c15347301]: S.S.I. 2006/1.

[^c15347311]: CPC (provisional version). Further information may be obtained from the United Nations website http://unstats.un.org.

[^c15347321]: 1995 c. 50. Sections 2 and 3 were amended by sections 18 and 19 of, and Schedule 1 to the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 (c. 13). There are other amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c15347331]: Cm 2575. As at 1st January 2000, parties to the Government Procurement Agreement other than Member States were Aruba, Canada, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Republic of Korea, Liechtenstein, Norway, Singapore, Switzerland and the United States of America.

[^c15347341]: The address of the Office of Government Commerce is Trevelyan House, 26-30 Great Peter Street, London SW1P 2BY.

[^c15347351]: O.J. L 134, 30.4.04, p.114.

[^c15347361]: O.J. L 134, 30.4.04, p.1.

[^c15347371]: O.J. No L 76, 23.3.92, p.14.

[^c15347381]: 1971 c. 80. There are amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c15347391]: 1994 c. 39. There are amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c15347401]: 1972 c. 9 (N.I.).

[^c15347411]: 1972 c. 68.

[^c15347421]: O.J. No. L 193, 18.7.83, p.1.

[^c15347431]: O.J. No. L 178, 17.7.03, p.16.

[^c15347441]: O.J. No. L 156, 13.6.97, p.55.

[^c15347451]: The Classification of Products by activity is the official product classification by activity which is used by the European Union for statistical purposes.

[^c15347461]: The format and procedures for sending notices by electronic means are accessible at http://simpa.eu.int.

[^c15347471]: The Community Eco Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) is a management tool for companies and other organisations to evaluate, report and improve their environmental performance; for more information, see www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/emas/index-en.htm.

[^c15347481]: O.J. No. L 351, 29.12.98, p.1.

[^c15347491]: 1889 c. 69.

[^c15347501]: 1906 c. 34; section 1 was amended by section 47(2) and (3) of the Criminal Justice Act 1988(c. 33), section 108(2) of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001(c. 24) and section 68(2) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 7).

[^c15347511]: 2003 asp 7.

[^c15347521]: O.J. C 316, 27.11.95, p.49.

[^c15347531]: 1985 c 6. There are amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c15347541]: 1979 c. 2. There are amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c15347551]: 1994 c. 23. section 72 was amended by section 17 of the Finance Act 2003 (c. 14). There are other amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c15347561]: 1993 c. 36. There are amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c15347571]: S.I. 2003/3075.

[^c15347581]: 1986 c. 45. There are amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c15347591]: S.I. 1989/2405 (N.I.19). There are amendments to this Order which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c15347601]: 2002 c. 40. There are amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c15347611]: O.J. No. L 302, 19.10.92, p.1; Regulation was last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 648/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 April 2005 (O.J. No. L 117, 04.05.05, p.13), Council Regulation (EC) No. 837/2005 of 23rd May 2005 (O.J. L 139, 02.06.05, p.1); and Commission Regulation (EC) No. 883/2005 of 10th June 2005 (O.J. L 148, 11.06.05, p.5).

[^c15347621]: O.J. No. L 13, 19.1.2000, p.12.

[^c15347631]: The European Attestation Standard EN 45503: 1996D for the assessment of contract award procedures and practices of entities operating in the water, energy and transport sectors was prepared under the mandate of the Commission of the European Communities and of the European Free Trade Association.

[^c15347641]: 1947 c. 44. There are amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c15347651]: Information on the detailed application of the GPA under bilateral agreements between the EU and other signatories is maintained in the Annexes and general notes in Appendix 1 to the GPA. Access to this information is available through the World Trade Organisation website at www.wto.org.

[^c15347661]: S.I. 1996/2911.

[^c15347671]: S.I. 2001/2418.

[^c15347681]: 1991 c. 56; section 6 (appointment of relevant undertakers) was amended by section 101 of, and Schedule 8 to, the Water Act 2003 (c. 37). By virtue of S.I. 1999/672 as amended by S.I. 2000/253 the functions of the Minister of the Crown with respect to both water and sewerage undertakers under section 6 are now exercisable by the National Assembly for Wales for any undertaking whose area is wholly or mainly in Wales. There are other amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c15347691]: 1989 c. 29; section 6 was amended by section 30 of the Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27) and sections 89,136,143,145 and 197 of, and Schedules 9 and 3 to the Energy Act 2004 (c. 20). There are other amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c15347701]: S.I. 1992/231 (N.I.1); article 10(1) was amended by article 28 and the changes applied to existing licences by articles 29 of S.I. 2003/419 (N.I.6). There are other amendments to this Order which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c15347711]: 1986 c. 44; section 7(1) was amended by section 5 of the Gas Act 1995 (c. 45), section 76 of the Utilities Act 2000 (c. 27), section 197 of and Schedule 23 to the Energy act 2004. There are other amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c15347721]: S.I. 1996/275 (N.I.2); article 8 was amended by article 30 and the changes applied to existing licences by article 31 of S.I. 2003/419 (N.I.6). There are other amendments to this Order which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c15347731]: 1998 c. 17. There are amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c15347741]: 1964 c. 28 (N.I.); section 2 was amended by Schedule 3 to the Mineral Development Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 (c. 35 N.I.). There are other amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c15347751]: 1994 c..21. There are amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c15347761]: 1969, c. 35 (N.I). There are amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c15347771]: 1986, c. 31. There are amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c15347781]: S.I. 1994/426 (N.I.1). There are amendments to this Order which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c15347791]: 1964 c. 40. There are amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c15347801]: 1970 c. 1 (N.I.). There are amendments to this Act which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c15347811]: 2005 asp 12.

[^c15347821]: 2001 asp 2.

[^c15347831]: O.J. No. L 358, 31.12.94, p.3.

[^c15347841]: O.J. No. L 1, 3.1.94, p.3 as adjusted by the Protocol signed in Brussels on 17th March 1993 O.J. No. L 1, 3.1.94, p.572.

[^c15347851]: 1993 c. 51.

[^c15347861]: O.J. No. L 357, 31.12.94, p.2.