131 tal-2006 - Regolamenti tal-2006 li jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar l-Akkwisti Pubbliċi ta’ Entitajiet li joperaw fis-Settur ta’ l-Ilma, l-Enerġija, it-Trasport u s-Servizzi Postali (Emenda Nru. 2)
Table of Provisions (17)
Statutory Text (17 Articles)
L.N. 131 of 2006
FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION AND AUDIT ACT
(CAP. 174)
Public Procurement of Entities operating in the Water, Energy,
Transport and Postal Services Sectors
(Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2006
BY virtue of the powers conferred by article 4 of the Financial
Administration and Audit Act, the Prime Minister and Minister of
Finance has made the following regulations>-
(1) The title of these regulations is the Public Procurement
of Entities operating in the Water, Energy, Transport and Postal Services
Sectors (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2006 and they shall be read
and construed as one with the Public Procurement of Entities operating
in the Water, Energy, Transport and Postal Services Sectors Regulations,
2005, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”.
(2) These regulations shall be deemed to have come into
force on the 1 June, 2006.
In the index to the principal regulations, for the words under
TITLE V “68 Application of Public Contracts Regulations, 2005” there
shall be substituted the words “68 Application of the Public Contracts
Regulations”.
Sub-regulation (3) of regulation 1 of the principal regulations
shall be amended as follows>-
(a) immediately before the defintion “candidate” there shall
be inserted the following new definition>
“ “the Agreement” means the World Trade Organisation
Agreement on Government Procurement<”<
(b) immediately after the defintion “candidate” there shall
be inserted the following new definition>
“ “the Commission” means the Commission of the
European Union<”<
(c) immediately after the defintion “design contests” there
shall be inserted the following new definition>
“ “the Director” means the Head of the Department of
Contracts<”< and
(d) immediately after the defintion “open, restricted and
negotiated procedures” there shall be inserted the following new
definition>
“ “Public Contracts Regulations” means the Public
Contracts Regulations, 2005<”.
Regulation 9 of the principal regulations shall be amended as Amends
regulation 9 of
follows>-
the principal
regulations.
(a) in the proviso to sub-regulation (1) thereof, immediately
after the words “scope of this regulation”, there shall be added the
words “or where applicable to the Public Contracts Regulations”<
and
(b) in sub-regulation (2) thereof –
(i) immediately after the words “subject to this
regulation and”, there shall be added the words “the other is
subject to the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations
and”< and
(ii) for the words “this regulation without reference to
these regulations” there shall be substituted the words “the
Public Contracts Regulations.”< and
(c) in sub-regulation (3) thereof, immediately after the words
“not subject to this regulation” there shall be added the words “or
to the Public Contracts Regulations”.
In regulation 12 of the principal regulations, immediately after Amends
regulation 12 of
the words “the conditions” there shall be added the words “applied in the principal
regulations.
the relations with other Member States”.
In sub-regulation (1) of regulation 23 of the principal Amends
regulation 23 of
regulations, for the words “of regulation 2(1)(b)” there shall be the principal
regulations.
substituted the words “of regulation 2(1)”.
In regulation 25 of the principal regulations, for the words “of Amends
regulation 25 of
regulation 2(1)(a)” there shall be substituted the words “of regulation the principal
regulations.
2(1)”.
Regulation 29 of the principal regulations shall be amended
as follows>-
(a) in sub-regulation (1) thereof, immediately after the words
“central purchasing body”, there shall be added the words “as
defined in the Public Contracts Regulations in the acquisition of
supplies and, or services intended for contracting entities or in the
award of public contracts or the conclusion of framework
agreements for works, supplies or services intended for contracting
authorities”< and
(b) for sub-regulation (2) thereof, there shall be substituted
the following>-
“(2) Contracting entities which purchase works,
supplies and, or services from or through a central purchasing
body in the cases set out in sub-regulation (1) hereof shall be
deemed to have complied with these regulations insofar as
the central purchasing body has complied with this regulation
or, where appropriate, with the Public Contracts Regulations.”.
In sub-regulation (6) of regulation 30 of the principal
regulations, from the words “The Commission shall adopt” in the third
paragraph thereof to the words “sub-regulations (1) and (2).” in the end
thereof there shall be substituted the words “The Commission rules as
contained in Commission Decision 2005#15#EC of the 7 th January, 2005
shall apply.”
In sub-regulation (2) of regulation 39 of the principal
regulations, immediately after the words “are in force” there shall be
added the words “in the place where the service is to be provided”.
In sub-regulation (1) of regulation 43 of the principal
regulations, immediately after the words “Schedule XVII” at the end of
the first paragraph thereof there shall be added the words “under
conditions to be laid down by the Commission”.
For paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (5) of regulation 48 of
the principal regulations, there shall be substituted the following
“(c) voluntary accreditation schemes may be introduced
aiming at enhanced levels of certification service provision for
such devices<”.
Sub-regulation (3) of regulation 53 of the principal regulations
shall be amended as follows>-
(a) for the words “regulation 45” there shall be substituted
the words “regulation 49 of the Public Contracts Regulations”<
(b) for the words “regulation 2(1)(a)” there shall be
substituted the words “regulation 2(1)”< and
(c) for the words “regulation 45(4)” there shall be substituted
the words “regulation 49(4) of the Public Contracts Regulations”.
Sub-regulation (4) of regulation 54 of the principal regulations Amends
regulation 54 of
shall be amended as follows>-
the principal
regulations.
(a) for the words “regulation 45 of the Public Contracts
Regulations, 2005” in the first paragraph thereof there shall be
substituted the words “regulation 49 of the Public Contracts
Regulations”<
(b) for the words “regulation 2(1)(a)” in the second
paragraph thereof there shall be substituted the words “regulation
2(1)”< and
(c) for the words “regulation 45(4)” in the second paragraph
thereof there shall be substituted the words “regulation 49(4) of
the Public Contracts Regulations”.
In regulation 68 of the principal regulations, for the words Amends
regulation 68 of
“Public Contracts Regulations, 2005” there shall be substituted the words the principal
regulations.
“Public Contracts Regulations”.
Paragraph 1 (a) of Schedule XXII to the principal regulations Amends
Schedule XXII to
shall be amended as follows>-
the principal
regulations.
(a) for the words “Notices referred to in regulations 41, 42,
43 and 63 must be sent by the contracting entities to the Office for
Official Publications of the European Communities in the format
required by Commission Directive 2001#78#EC of 13 September
2001 amending Annex IV to Council Directive 93#36#EEC,
Annexes IV, V and VI to Council Directive 93#37#EEC, Annexes
III and IV to Council Directive 92#50#EEC, as amended by
Directive 97#52#EC, and Annexes XII to XV, XVII and XVIII to
Council Directive 93#38#EEC, as amended by Directive 98#4#EC
(Directive on the use of standard forms in the publication of public
contract notices) (1) .” there shall be substituted the words “Notices
referred to in regulations 41, 42, 43 and 63 must be sent by the
contracting entities to the Office for Official Publications of the
European Communities in the format established by implementing
measures to be adopted by the Commission in accordance with
the procedure referred to in Article 68(2) of European Union
Directive 2004#17#EC.”< and
(b) the footnote “ (1) OJ L 285, 29.10.2001, p. 1 and OJ L
214, 9.8.2002, p. 1.” shall be deleted.
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