SCHEDULE 3Consequential Amendments

Public Contracts Regulations 201517

1

The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 M1 are amended as set out below.

2

In regulation 2(1) (definitions)—

a

after the definition of “economic operator”, insert—

“electronic document” has the meaning given in Article 3(35) of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market;

b

after the definition of “electronic means”, insert—

“electronic signature” has the meaning given in Article 3(10) of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market;

c

after the definition of “public works contracts”, insert—

“qualified certificate for electronic signature” has the meaning given in Article 3(15) of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market;

3

In regulation 22(17)(c) (rules applicable to communication: technical requirements for tools and devices)—

a

for the words “Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council”, substitute “ Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market ”; and

b

for the words “qualified certificate”, wherever they occur, substitute “ qualified certificate for electronic signature ”.