Environment conducive for professional procurement

This article focuses on the legal instruments that are available to regulate the procurement profession especially in the public sector.

The State Procurement Act (SPB) (Chapter 22:14) and its subsidiary legislation, the Procurement Regulations 2002, (SI 171/2002) were enacted to regulate public sector procurement and protect public funds.

The Urban Councils Act (Chapter 29:15) Sections 210 and 211 provides guidelines to the composition of the municipal procurement board made up of elected councillors.

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