Moved by
Baroness Neville-Rolfe
402: After Clause 72, insert the following new Clause—
“Terminating public contracts: national security
A contracting authority may not terminate a contract by reference to the implied term in section 72 on the basis of the discretionary exclusion ground in paragraph 15 of Schedule 7 (threat to national security) unless—
(a) the authority has notified a Minister of the Crown of its intention, and
(b) the Minister considers that—
(i) the supplier or sub-contractor is an excludable supplier by reference to paragraph 15 of Schedule 7 , and
(ii) the contract should be terminated.”