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The procurement chapter of this agreement can take effect only once the agreement has been implemented in domestic legislation. The statutory instrument will achieve that by updating Schedule 9 to the Procurement Act 2023 to implement in domestic law the UK’s procurement obligations in this agreement. By adding this agreement to Schedule 9, suppliers entitled to benefit from it will be considered “treaty state suppliers” under Section 89 of the Act. This will provide them with equal access and rights in UK public procurement as is afforded to UK suppliers. In turn, the agreement requires India to provide comparable access to UK suppliers.