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Section 80 Contract termination noticesI1I2

United Kingdom

(1)

Before the end of the period of 30 days beginning with the day on which a public contract is terminated, a contracting authority must publish a contract termination notice.

(2)

A “contract termination notice” is a notice setting out—

(a)

that the contract has been terminated, and

(b)

any other information specified in regulations under section 95.

(3)

In this section, a reference to termination includes a reference to—

(a)

discharge,

(b)

expiry,

(c)

termination by a party,

(d)

rescission, or

(e)

set aside by court order (whether or not under Part 9).

(4)

This section does not apply—

(a)

to private utilities, or

(b)

in relation to a contract awarded under section 41 by reference to paragraph 15 of Schedule 5 (direct award: user choice contracts).

Annotations

Commencement

I1

S. 80 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 127(2)

I2

S. 80 in force at 24.2.2025 by S.I. 2024/716, Sch. (as amended by S.I. 2024/959, regs. 1(2), 2(7)(a))