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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2026/9780348278811",
  "legislation_title": "The Procurement (Amendment) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-procurement-amendment-regulations-2026",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "This Statutory Instrument has been laid partly in consequence of defects in S.I. 2024/692 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.\nDraft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 122(4)(o), (p), (q) and (x) of the Procurement Act 2023, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nPUBLIC PROCUREMENT\nMade ***\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1\nThe Minister for the Cabinet Office makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 95(1), (2) and (3), 97(1) and (2), 113(1), 115(1), 122(3)(c) and (d), 125(1) and 127(2) of, and paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 1 to, the Procurement Act 2023.\nThese Regulations are made with the consent of the Department of Finance for Northern Ireland in accordance with section 113(4) of the Procurement Act 2023.\nIn accordance with section 122(4)(o), (p), (q) and (x) of the Procurement Act 2023, a draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.",
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  "version": "current",
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      "text": "2023 c. 54. See section 123(1) of the Procurement Act 2023 for the definitions of “appropriate authority” and “Minister of the Crown”."
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