SCHEDULE 6CONSEQUENTIAL AND MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS

PART 1Consequential amendments to Acts of Parliament

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Section 358 M1 (information about new waste contracts) is amended as follows.

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In subsection (1) for “the public procurement regulations” substitute “ the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006 ”.

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After subsection (1) insert—

1ZA

If, in the awarding of a waste contract, a waste authority in compliance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 has decided—

a

to send to the Publications Office of the European Union a prior information notice relating to the awarding of the contract, or

b

to publish such a notice on the authority's buyer profile, subsection (1A) below applies.

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In subsection (1A) for “that notice” substitute “ the notice in question ”.

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In subsection (1B) for “the public procurement regulations” substitute “ the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006 ”.

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After subsection (1B) insert—

1BA

If, in the awarding of a waste contract, a waste authority in compliance with Public Contracts Regulations 2015—

a

has decided not to send or publish a prior information notice, but

b

decides to send to the Publications Office of the European Union a contract notice relating to the awarding of the contract, subsection (1C) below applies.

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In subsection (1C) for “that notice” substitute “ the notice in question ”.

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In subsection (2) for “the public procurement regulations” substitute “ the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006 or the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ”.