Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014

42 General interpretation

(1) In this Act—

• “award notice” has the meaning given in section 23(6),

• “community benefit requirement” has the meaning given in section 24,

• “contract notice” has the meaning given in section 23(6),

• “contracting authority” has the meaning given in section 1,

• “economic operator” means any person who offers the execution of works, the supply of products or the provision of services on the market,

• “financial year” means the period of 12 months in respect of which the accounts of the contracting authority in question are prepared,

• “public contract” has the same meaning as in the Directive,

• “Public Contracts website” has the meaning given in section 22,

• “public works contract” has the same meaning as in the Directive,

• “regulated procurement” has the meaning given in section 2.

(2) In this Act, a contracting authority’s area is the area by reference to which the contracting authority primarily exercises its functions, disregarding any areas outside Scotland.