Part 13: General Schedule 2: Exempted contracts Part 2: Subject Matter Exempted Contracts Defence and security contracts (subject matter)
Paragraph 27 exempts defence and security contracts placed with a supplier located outside of the United Kingdom where the armed forces are deployed and the operational needs of the armed forces require the contract to be placed with that supplier.
	Paragraph 28 exempts a defence and security contract placed with a supplier located outside of the United Kingdom where the armed forces have a military presence and where the state or territory in which they are located requires, in connection with that presence, a contract to be placed with a particular supplier.
	Paragraph 29 exempts defence and security contracts which are awarded under a procedure of an international organisation of which the UK is a member.
	Paragraph 30 exempts defence and security contracts awarded under an arrangement between the United Kingdom and another state or territory where the purpose of the arrangement is, or is in connection with, the joint development of a new product or the exploitation of that product once developed.