Singapore legislation

Clause 4

of Government Procurement Bill

Clause 4

Application

(1)

The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, declare any ministry or department of the Government, organ of State or statutory board as a contracting authority for the purposes of this Act.

(2)

The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, declare a procurement to be subject to the Act.

(3)

An order made under subsection (2) may identify the procurement by one or more of the following:

(a)

the means by which the procurement is undertaken;

(b)

the contracting authority undertaking the procurement;

(c)

the goods or service, or combination of goods and service, to be procured;

(d)

the value of the procurement.

(4)

An order made under subsection (2) may specify —

(a)

the method by which the procurement is to be valued;

(b)

the circumstances under which the procurement is not a procurement subject to the Act;

(c)

the grounds on which the contracting authority may exclude a procurement, or an act or measure to be taken in relation to a procurement, from the application of all or any of the regulations made under section 6; and

(d)

the effect of an exclusion referred to in sub-paragraph (c).