Government Procurement Act 2026 · Updated to 26 May 2026 · Part IV
19. Grounds for refusal of registration, etc.
Feedback & supportThe Registrar shall refuse an application for a registration or renewal or amendment of a registration under section 18 on any of the following grounds:
Registrar
“Registrar” means a person appointed to be the Registrar of Government Procurement under subsection 14(1);
the applicant has been convicted of an offence under this
Act;
the applicant has been convicted of an offence under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009
[Act 694] or for an offence relating to corruption under any law outside Malaysia;
the applicant 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 [Act 712];
the applicant has been convicted of an offence and his name has been registered under the Registration of
Criminals and Undesirable Persons Act 1969 [Act 7];
the applicant, in the case of an individual, is an undischarged bankrupt whether within or outside Malaysia; or
the applicant, in the case of a company—
company
“company” has the meaning assigned to it in subsection 2(1) of the Companies Act 2016 or, in the case of a Labuan company, has the meaning assigned to it in the Labuan Companies Act 1990;
is in the course of being wound up or otherwise dissolved;
had an execution against him in respect of a judgment debt been returned unsatisfied in whole or in part;
had a receiver, a receiver and manager, or an equivalent person appointed within or outside
Malaysia, or in respect of any property of the applicant; and
has, whether within or outside Malaysia, entered into a compromise or scheme of arrangement with its creditors, being a compromise or scheme of arrangement that is still in operation.