Section 113

A Minister of the Crown may exercise a power under this Act for the purpose of regulating a contracting authority that is a devolved Welsh authority only in relation to procurement under— a reserved procurement arrangement, or a transferred Northern Ireland procurement arrangement. Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a power under section 67 (electronic invoicing) or 110 (guidance following procurement investigation). A Minister of the Crown may not make regulations under section 67 or section 125, or publish guidance under section 110, for the purpose of regulating a devolved Welsh authority without the consent of the Welsh Ministers, unless the regulations relate to, or the guidance relates to, procurement under— a reserved procurement arrangement, or a transferred Northern Ireland procurement arrangement. A Minister of the Crown may not make regulations under this Act for the purpose of regulating a transferred Northern Ireland authority without the consent of a Northern Ireland department, unless the regulations relate to procurement under— a reserved procurement arrangement, or a devolved Welsh procurement arrangement. A Minister of the Crown may not publish guidance under section 110 for the purpose of regulating a Northern Ireland department without the consent of a Northern Ireland department, unless the guidance relates to procurement under— a reserved procurement arrangement, or a devolved Welsh procurement arrangement. Subsections (1) and (4) do not apply in relation to a power under— sections 59 to 66 (debarment); section 89 (treaty state suppliers); section 91 (non-discrimination in Scotland); section 92 (trade disputes); section 125 (power to make consequential, etc, provision); section 127 (commencement).

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04