Provisions coming into force2

The following provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 come into force the day after the day on which these Regulations are made—

a

  in section 3 (public contracts), subsections (1), (5) and (6);

b

  section 6 (utilities contracts);

c

  section 9 (light touch contracts);

d

  section 13 (the national procurement policy statement);

e

  section 14 (the Wales procurement policy statement);

f

in section 33 (reserving contracts to public service mutuals), subsections (7) and (8);

g

in section 69 (payments compliance notices), subsection (4)

h

in section 87 (regulated below-threshold contracts: notices), subsection (7);

i

in section 89 (treaty state suppliers), subsections (1), (3) and (4);

j

section 91 (treaty state suppliers: non-discrimination in Scotland);

k

  in section 95 (notices, documents and information: regulations and online system), subsections (1), (2) and (3);

l

  section 97 (information relating to a procurement);

m

section 111 (Welsh Ministers: restrictions on the exercise of powers);

n

  section 113 (Minister of the Crown: restrictions on the exercise of powers);

o

section 114 (definitions relating to procurement arrangements);

p

in section 115 (powers relating to procurement arrangements), subsection (1);

q

in section 116 (disapplication of duty in section 17 of the Local Government Act 1988), subsections (2), (3) and (4);

r

Schedule 1 (threshold amounts);

s

in Schedule 2 (exempted contracts), paragraphs 2(6), 3(3) and 6(4) and (5);

t

in Schedule 4 (utility activities), paragraphs 1(3) and (4), 2(3) and (4) and 3(5) and (6);

u

Schedule 9 (treaty state suppliers (specified international agreements)).