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Government Procurement Act 2026 · Updated to 26 May 2026 · Part VII

39. General to the Treasury and State financial authority

(1)

The Secretary General to the Treasury or State financial authority, as the case may be, shall have the general authority for monitoring compliance with this Act and any instructions, circulars or guidelines issued under this Act.

(2)

For the purpose of subsection (1), the Secretary General to the Treasury shall have the following powers:

(a)

to conduct review and inspection on any Government procurement process by any procuring entity under its purview;

(b)

to conduct inspection on any registered person in relation to any Government procurement;

(c)

to conduct inquiry into any complaint or objection against any procuring entity;

(d)

to review the administration of complaints and objections by any procuring entity; and

(e)

to do such things as may be necessary or expedient to give full effect to the provisions of this Act and any instructions, circulars or guidelines issued under this Act.

(3)

For the purpose of subsection (1), the State financial authority shall have the powers under paragraphs (2)(a), (c), (d)

and (e).

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(4)

The Secretary General to the Treasury or State financial authority, as the case may be, shall appoint such number of public officers of the Treasury or ministry or department of a

State charged with the responsibility for finance, as the case may be, as monitoring officers with powers to monitor compliance under this Part.

Terms defined in s 5

circulars
Defined · s 5
“circulars” means any circulars issued under section 91;
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Government procurement
Defined · s 5
“Government procurement” means any procurement for the supply of goods or services or for works funded by the allocation of funds by the Federal Government or any State Government, as the case may be, whether fully or partially, or through the use of any assets owned by the Federal Government or any State Government, as the case may be;
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instructions
Defined · s 5
“instructions” means any instructions issued under section 91 or 92, as the case may be;
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Ministry
Defined · s 5
“Ministry” means a Federal Ministry, including any department or agency under that Ministry and any department or agency of that Ministry in any State or district in Malaysia;
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procuring entity
Defined · s 5
“procuring entity” means the Federal Government or any State Government, and includes— (a) any Ministry or Federal statutory body, the local authorities of the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya or any Federal Government entity; (b) any ministry or department or statutory body of a State, any local authority in a State or any State Government entity; (c) any implementing agency; and (d) any other entity, that administers, conducts or implements a Government procurement under this Act;
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registered person
Defined · s 5
“registered person” means a person registered under section 18, and includes— (a) every person named in a registration; (b) in the case of a company, the directors, shareholders and senior management of the company; (c) in the case of a partnership, all the partners in the partnership; and (d) in the case of a co-operative society, any person holding key responsibility in the management of the co-operative society;
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this Act
Defined · s 5
“this Act” includes any subsidiary legislation made under this Act;
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Treasury
Defined · s 5
“Treasury” means the Minister for the time being charged with the responsibility for finance and includes any public officer under the administrative control or direction of that Minister to whom that Minister has delegated or who, in accordance with section 6 or 7 of the Delegation of Powers Act 1956, is authorized to exercise the functions under this Act;
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Report

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Part VIII

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Part IX

Complaints, Objections and Review

Read on from Part IX

Part X

Government Procurement Appeal Tribunal

Read on from Part X

Part XI

Administrative Action and Prosecution

Read on from Part XI

Part XII

General

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