Section 3
Contracts on behalf of a State Government
of Government Contracts Act 1949
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Section 3
(1)
All contracts made in Malaysia on behalf of a State Government shall, if reduced to writing, be made in the name of the Government of that State, and may be signed by the Chief Minister of the State, or by any public officer duly authorized in writing by the Chief
Minister, either specially in any particular case, or generally for all contracts below a certain value in his department or otherwise as may be specified in the authorization.
(2)
In the application of this section to Sabah and Sarawak “Chief
Minister” includes any State Minister.