Malaysia legislation

Section 21

of GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT ACT 2026

Section 21

(a)

the registered person has contravened any provisions of this Act or has not complied with any instructions, circulars or guidelines issued under this Act, and an action has been taken under section 85;

(b)

the registered person has been convicted of an offence under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 or for an offence relating to corruption under any law outside

Malaysia;

(c)

the registered person is one of the persons in the finding of an infringement of a prohibition that has been determined by the Competition Commission under the Competition

Act 2010;

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(d)

there is a non-compliance of any guidelines or written directions issued by the Registrar or breach of any condition of registration, by the registered person, and an action has been taken by the Registrar in accordance with subsection 16(4); or

(e)

any information or document that is furnished by the registered person is false or misleading in a material particular.

(2)

A suspension of registration under subsection (1) may be made—

(a)

for a period of not more than two years and the Registrar may at any time extend or revoke the suspension in accordance with this Act; or

(b)

for one or more classification codes granted in a registration.

(3)

The Registrar may revoke a registration—

(a)

on any of the grounds under section 19; or

(b)

if the registered person or any person named in the registration of the registered person has an interest in another registered person in which he is obligated to disclose under subsection 37(2).

(4)

In the case of a State, the Registrar may suspend or revoke a registration of a registered person on the recommendation of the State financial authority for a proven non-compliance of any instructions issued by the State financial authority.

(5)

The Registrar shall not suspend or revoke any registration without giving the registered person an opportunity to be heard.

(6)

Where a registration is revoked, all fees paid shall not be refunded.

Act 882

Prohibition on registration