Section 13
Approvals by Minister, Menteri Besar, Chief Minister, etc.
of Government Procurement Act 2026
The Minister or, in relation to a State, Menteri Besar or Chief Minister or any other authority as may be determined by the State Government, as the case may be, shall consider and approve—
(a)
all Government procurements in accordance with the approval threshold as specified in the First Schedule;
and
(b)
any Government procurement referred to the Minister or, in relation to a State, Menteri Besar or Chief Minister or any other authority as may be determined by the
State Government, as the case may be, by a procurement board under subsection 12(8).
(2)
Before giving an approval to a Government procurement, the Minister or, in relation to a State, Menteri Besar or Chief
Minister or any other authority as may be determined by the
State Government, as the case may be, shall—
(a)
in the case of paragraph (1)(a), require the procurement board responsible for the funds allocated for the
Government procurement; or
(b)
in the case of paragraph (1)(b), require the procurement board which referred the Government procurement for a decision, to consider the Government procurement in accordance with this Act and submit a recommendation to the Minister or, in relation to a State, Menteri Besar or Chief Minister or any other authority as may be determined by the State Government, as the case may be.
(3)
After considering the recommendation submitted under subsection (2), the Minister or, in relation to a State, Menteri Besar or Chief Minister or any other authority as may be determined by the State Government, as the case may be, may concur with the recommendation or may make a different decision as he thinks fit.
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(4)
Any decision made by the Minister or, in relation to a
State, Menteri Besar or Chief Minister or any other authority as may be determined by the State Government, as the case may be, is final and shall be implemented accordingly.