{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/utilities-contracts-scotland-regulations-2016/regulation-70",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/utilities-contracts-scotland-regulations-2016/regulation-70.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2016/49",
  "legislation_title": "The Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/utilities-contracts-scotland-regulations-2016",
  "path": "regulation/70",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "70",
  "heading": "Publication otherwise than on the UK e-notification service",
  "text": "(1) In addition to the publication of the notices referred to in regulations 50 and 65 to 68 on the UK e-notification service, a utility may publish the information contained in such notices on the internet on a buyer profile.\n(2) A buyer profile may also include—\n(a) periodic indicative notices which are published on it pursuant to regulation 65(3)(b) (periodic indicative notices);\n(b) information on on-going invitations to tender, scheduled purchases, contracts concluded, procedures cancelled; and\n(c) any useful general information, such as a contact point, telephone and fax number, postal address and e-mail address.\n(3) The notices referred to in regulations 50 and 65 to 68, and the information contained in them, must not be published otherwise than on the UK e-notification service before they are published on that service.\n(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), publication may take place otherwise than on the UK e-notification service where a utility has not been notified of the publication on that service within 48 hours after the notice was submitted to that service.\n(5) A notice published otherwise than on the UK e-notification service must not contain information other than that contained in the notice submitted to that service or published on a buyer profile, but must indicate the date of submission of the notice to that service or its publication on the buyer profile.\n(6) Where a periodic indicative notice is to be published on a buyer profile—\n(a) the periodic indicative notice may not be so published before the utility submits to the UK e-notification service the notice referred to in regulation 65(4) (periodic indicative notices); and\n(b) the periodic indicative notice must indicate the date of that submission.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 70(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 6(41)(b)(i) (with sch. paras. 1-5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 70(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 6(41)(b)(ii) (with sch. paras. 1-5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 70(3) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 6(41)(c)(i) (with sch. paras. 1-5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in reg. 70(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 6(41)(c)(ii) (with sch. paras. 1-5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in reg. 70(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 6(41)(d)(i) (with sch. paras. 1-5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in reg. 70(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 6(41)(d)(ii) (with sch. paras. 1-5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in reg. 70(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 6(41)(e)(i) (with sch. paras. 1-5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in reg. 70(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 6(41)(e)(ii) (with sch. paras. 1-5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Words in reg. 70(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 6(41)(e)(iii) (with sch. paras. 1-5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Words in reg. 70(6)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 6(41)(f)(i) (with sch. paras. 1-5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Word in reg. 70(6)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 6(41)(f)(ii) (with sch. paras. 1-5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Words in reg. 70 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 6(41)(a) (with sch. paras. 1-5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 70 in force at 18.4.2016, see reg. 1(2)"
    }
  ],
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  },
  "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."
}