PART 3Award and modification of public service contracts
Emergency measures16.
(1)
In the event of a disruption of services, or the immediate risk of such a situation, a competent authority may take emergency measures.
(2)
The emergency measures must take the form of a direct award or a formal agreement to extend a public service contract or a requirement to provide certain public service obligations.
(3)
The publication requirement in regulation 22 does not apply where a contract is awarded under this regulation.