Article 2 Provisions coming into force on 25 March 2026

The following provisions of the Act come into force on 25 March 2026—

(a)

section 22(2) (contracting authorities);

(b)

section 24(1) to (7) (socially responsible procurement duty);

(c)

section 25(1) (socially responsible procurement duty: major construction contracts);

(d)

section 26(1) (socially responsible procurement duty: outsourcing services contracts);

(e)

section 28 (social public works clauses in subcontracts);

(f)

section 29 (social public works clauses: notifying the Welsh Ministers);

(g)

section 30 (social public works clauses: Welsh Ministers’ response);

(h)

section 31 (social public works clauses: Welsh Ministers’ contracts);

(i)

section 34 (social public workforce clauses in subcontracts);

(j)

section 35 (social public workforce clauses: notifying the Welsh Ministers);

(k)

section 36 (social public workforce clauses: Welsh Ministers’ response);

(l)

section 37 (social public workforce clauses: Welsh Ministers’ contracts);

(m)

section 38 (procurement strategy);

(n)

section 40 (contracts register), for all remaining purposes;

(o)

section 41 (procurement investigations);

(p)

Schedule 2 (socially responsible procurement objectives).