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(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.
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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)).
Alex Burghart
Parliamentary Secretary
Cabinet Office
11th March 2024