Regulation 24 Valid primary bids
(1)
A primary bid shall only be taken into consideration for the purposes of determining—
(a)
the bid total for a band in accordance with regulation 18(1);
(b)
the winning combination of principal stage bids in accordance with regulation 41;
(c)
the base price payable by a winning bidder in accordance with regulation 42;
if it satisfies the conditions set out in paragraph (2) (“valid primary bid”).