# The Single Source Contract Regulations 2014, Regulation 65: Modifications of these Regulations

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) In their application to qualifying sub-contracts (and to sub-contractors) by virtue of section 30(1), these Regulations are modified as described in this regulation.
(2) Regulation 2(1) has effect as if after the definition of “contract completion date” there were inserted—
“contracting authority” means the party which is, or would be, liable to pay the contract price under a qualifying sub-contract.”
(3) Regulations 6, 7 and 8 to 9A do not apply.
(3A) Regulation 7A has effect as if—
(a) in paragraph (1)—
(i) the words “For the purposes of section 14 of the Act,” were omitted;
(ii) for “Secretary of State” there were substituted “contracting authority”;
(b) paragraph (4) were omitted;
(c) in paragraphs (7)(a) and (8)(a), the references to “competitive process” have the meanings given in regulations 59 and 60.
(4) Regulation 11 (steps in determining profit rate) has effect as if—
(a) in paragraph (6)—
(i) for each “Secretary of State” there were substituted “contracting authority”;
(ii) for “ten percentage points” there were substituted “two percentage points”;
(aa) paragraph (6A), (6B), and (6C) were omitted;
(b) in paragraph (8), for “Secretary of State” there were substituted “ contracting authority ”.
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(6) Regulation 13 (rates agreed on a group basis) does not apply.
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(8) Regulation 16 (final price adjustment) has effect as if—
(a) in paragraph (1)—
(i) for “£5,000,000” there were substituted “ £50,000,000 ”;
(ii) for the words “an adjustment” to “(“final price adjustment”)” there were substituted “a payment of a specified amount (“a final price adjustment”) may be made to or by the Secretary of State”;
(b) paragraphs (2) and (3) were omitted.
(9) Regulation 18 (determination of contract profit rate adjustments) has effect as if—
(a) in paragraph (1), the words “(including an adjustment agreed on a group basis under regulation 13)” were omitted;
(b) in paragraph (5), for the words “the contract price is to be adjusted by a specified amount” there were substituted “ a payment of a specified amount must be made to or by the Secretary of State ”.
(9ZA) Regulation 19A (commercial pricing) has effect as if after “Secretary of State”, where it occurs in paragraphs (3)(a)(i) and (4), there were inserted “or the contracting authority”.
(9ZB) Regulation 19C (previously agreed price) does not apply.
(9ZC) Regulation 19G(5) (aggregation of components) has effect as if for each “Secretary of State” there were substituted “contracting authority”.
(9A) Regulation 20(7)(a) has effect as if after the words “contract completion date” there were inserted “or the date on which it is determined that the contract is no longer a qualifying sub-contract”.
(10) In regulation 22 (general requirements and interpretation), paragraphs (2)(a)(iii) and (e) and (2A)(a)(ii) and (c) do not apply.
(11) Regulation 23 (contract pricing statement) has effect as if in paragraph (3)(c)(ii) for “by the Secretary of State” there were substituted “ by either the contracting authority or the Secretary of State ”.
(12) In regulation 25 (contract notification report), paragraph (2)(g) to (i) does not apply.
(13) In regulation 27 (interim contract report), paragraph (4)(j) to (l) does not apply.
(14) In regulation 28 (contract completion report), paragraph (2)(l) to (n) does not apply.
(15) Regulation 52 has effect as if—
(a) in paragraph (2)(a) for “qualifying defence contract by virtue of section 14(3)”, there were substituted “qualifying sub-contract”;
(b) paragraph (2)(b) were omitted.
(16) The Schedule (re-determination of contract price) has effect as if, in the definition of “the parties”, for “Secretary of State” there were substituted “contracting authority”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/3337/regulation/65 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/single-source-contract-regulations-2014/regulation-65
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