The Utilities Contracts Regulations 1996
These Regulations implement Council Directive 93/38/EEC (OJ No. L199, 9.8.93. p. 84) concerning the co-ordination of procedures for the award of supply, works and services contracts by certain entities operating in the water, energy, transport and telecommunications sectors. This Directive replaces Council Directive 90/531/EEC (OJ No. L297, 29.10.90 p.1) and the Regulations revoke the Utilities Supply and Works Contracts Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/3279) as amended which implemented the 1990 Directive. The principal change is to extend the provisions to services contracts.