S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S2006 No. 6PUBLIC PROCUREMENT, ENGLAND AND WALESPUBLIC PROCUREMENT, NORTHERN IRELANDThe Utilities ContractsRegulations 2006Made - - - - - 9th January 2006Laid before Parliament 9th January 2006Coming into force - - 31st January 2006£10.50S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2006 No. 6 PUBLIC PROCUREMENT, ENGLAND AND WALES PUBLIC PROCUREMENT, NORTHERN IRELAND The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006 Made - - - - 9th January 2006 Laid before Parliament 9th January 2006 Coming into force - - 31st January 2006 ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS PART 1 GENERAL1. Citation, commencement and extent 2. Interpretation 3. Utilities 4. Economic operators 5. Application 6. General exclusions 7. Exclusion of contracts awarded to affiliated undertakings or joint ventures 8. Exemption in respect of certain utilities operating in the energy sector 9. Exemption of contracts where activity is directly exposed to competition 10. Reserved Contracts 11. Thresholds PAR...