4.—(1) Section 356 (directions by the Mayor) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (3)(a) for “the public procurement regulations” substitute “the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006”.
(3) After subsection (3) insert—
“(3A) The Mayor may not give to an authority a direction under subsection (1) above requiring the authority to exercise a function in relation to the awarding of a waste contract if—
(a)the authority is required to comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 in awarding that contract, and
(b)in compliance with those regulations the authority has sent the contract notice relating to the awarding of that contract to the Publications Office of the European Union.”.