Citation and extent

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Procurement Act 2023 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2024.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Provisions coming into force

2. 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)).