Duty on entering into contract
6.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), where the landlord enters into a contract for the carrying out of qualifying works, he shall, within 21 days of entering into the contract, by notice in writing to each tenant and the recognised tenants' association (if any)—
(a)state his reasons for awarding the contract or specify the place and hours at which a statement of those reasons may be inspected; and
(b)there he received observations to which (in accordance with paragraph 5) he was required to have regard, summarise the observations and set out his response to them.
(2) The requirements of sub-paragraph (1) do not apply where the person with whom the contract is made is a nominated person or submitted the lowest estimate.
(3) Paragraph 2 shall apply to a statement made available for inspection under this paragraph as it applies to a description of proposed works made available for inspection under that paragraph.