{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/utilities-contracts-scotland-regulations-2006/regulation-18",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/utilities-contracts-scotland-regulations-2006/regulation-18.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2006/2",
  "legislation_title": "The Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/utilities-contracts-scotland-regulations-2006",
  "path": "regulation/18",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Framework agreements",
  "text": "(1) A utility may regard a framework agreement as a contract within the meaning of these Regulations and award it in accordance with these Regulations and in such a case a reference in these Regulations to a contract includes a framework agreement, except where the context otherwise requires.\n(2) A utility which has entered into a framework agreement awarded in accordance with these Regulations may rely on regulation 17(1)(i) when awarding a contract under a framework agreement.\n(3) A utility which has not entered into a framework agreement awarded in accordance with these Regulations shall not rely on regulation 17(1)(i) when awarding a contract under a framework agreement.\n(4) A utility may not misuse a framework agreement in order to prevent, restrict or distort competition.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/2/regulation/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:22:06.422881+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."
}