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Object of the Bill

The object of the Bill is to---
(a) ensure efficiency in the procurement process by—
     (i)  strengthening the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority, specifically by giving the Authority additional powers and functions and by reconstituting the Board of the Authority and allowing for the delegation of the powers and function of the Board;
     (ii) regulating procurement planning, accrediting Alternative procedures of procurement and providing additional functions of the Contracts Committees;
(b) ensure transparency and accountability by streamlining the functions of the accounting officers and the Contracts Committees and by making the accounting officers personally liable for their actions in the procurement process;
(c) promote local and small enterprises through the use of Preference and reservation schemes;
(d) guarantee the confidence of the public, uses departments, suppliers and service providers in the procurement process by strengthening the administrative review process, establishing the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Appeals Tribunal, prohibiting members of the procuring and disposal entities from entering into contracts with their entities and providing for further offences;
(e) clarify the procurement and disposal methods.

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The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets (Amendment) Bill, 2010

Sponsored By Hon. Syda N.M. Bbumba (Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development)

Committee: The Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development

Start

01/01/1970

First Reading/Committee

01/01/1970

Second Reading

01/01/1970

01/01/1970

Third Reading

01/01/1970

Presentation/Waiting Assent

01/01/1970

01/01/1970

Assented by President

End

Bill passed on 01/01/1970

Bill Withdrawn on 01/01/1970

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