The Public Contracts and Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2009 No. 428

Public Procurement

The Public Contracts and Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009

Made

25th November 2009

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

26th November 2009

Coming into force

20th December 2009

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972(1).

The Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in that section and it appears to the Scottish Ministers that it is expedient for references to Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1564/2005 of 7th September 2005 establishing standard forms for the publication of notices in the framework of public procurement procedures pursuant to Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(2) to be construed as references to that Regulation as amended from time to time.

(1)

1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) (“the Scotland Act”), Schedule 8, paragraph 15 and the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51), section 27(1). The function conferred upon the Minister of the Crown, insofar as within devolved competence, was transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act.

(2)

O.J. L 257, 1.10.2005, p.1. The standard forms set out in the Annexes to this Regulation are available at the internet address http://simap.europa.eu/index_en.htm.