{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/utilities-contracts-regulations-1996/regulation-11",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/utilities-contracts-regulations-1996/regulation-11.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1996/2911",
  "legislation_title": "The Utilities Contracts Regulations 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/utilities-contracts-regulations-1996",
  "path": "regulation/11",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "11",
  "heading": "Framework agreements",
  "text": "(1) A utility which is proposing to enter into a framework agreement may choose to treat that agreement as a contract to which these Regulations apply; accordingly, in respect of such an agreement references in these Regulations to a contract shall include a reference to such a framework agreement.\n(2) A utility which chooses to treat a framework agreement as a contract under paragraph (1) above shall not use the framework agreement to hinder, limit or distort competitition.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2911/regulation/11",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:31:57.250352+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}