Statutory Instruments
2023 No. 1169
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
The Public Procurement (Agreement on Government Procurement) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
Made
1st November 2023
Laid before Parliament
7th November 2023
Coming into force
28th November 2023
The Minister for the Cabinet Office makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(1)(b)(i) of the Trade Act 2021(1).
Citation, commencement and extent I1
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Public Procurement (Agreement on Government Procurement) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 28th November 2023.
(2) The amendments made by these Regulations have the same extent as the provisions to which they relate.
Amendments to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015I2
2.—(1)The Public Contracts Regulations 2015(2) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (definitions) in the definition of “GPA”, for “16th May 2021” substitute “30th October 2023”.
(3) In Schedule 1A (parties to the GPA), after “New Zealand”, on a new line, insert “North Macedonia, Republic of”.
Amendments to the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016I3
3.—(1)The Concession Contracts Regulations 2016(3) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) in the definition of “GPA”, for “16th May 2021” substitute “30th October 2023”.
(3) In Schedule 1A (parties to the GPA), after “New Zealand”, on a new line, insert “North Macedonia, Republic of”.
Amendments to the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016I4
4.—(1)The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016(4) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (definitions) in the definition of “GPA”, for “16th May 2021” substitute “30th October 2023”.
(3) In Schedule A1 (parties to the GPA), after “New Zealand”, on a new line, insert “North Macedonia, Republic of”.
Alex Burghart
Parliamentary Secretary
Cabinet Office
1st November 2023
2021 c. 10. See the definition of appropriate authority in section 5(1).
S.I. 2015/102, as amended by S.I. 2021/573 and S.I. 2021/872; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
S.I. 2016/273, as amended by S.I. 2020/1319, S.I. 2021/573 and S.I. 2021/872; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
S.I. 2016/274, as amended by S.I. 2021/573 and S.I. 2021/872; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.