Government Procurement Act 2026 · Updated to 26 May 2026 · Part XI · Administrative Action and Prosecution
85. Power to impose administrative penalty
Feedback & supportThe Secretary General to the Treasury, Registrar or State financial authority, as the case may be, may impose administrative penalty on any person for any non-compliance with any instructions, circulars or guidelines issued under this Act or any contravention of any regulations made under this Act.
Treasury
“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;
The Secretary General to the Treasury, Registrar or State financial authority, as the case may be, shall, before making a decision to impose an administrative penalty on any person, serve on him a written notice calling on him to show cause, within fourteen days from the date of the written notice, why the administrative penalty should not be imposed on him.
Registrar
“Registrar” means a person appointed to be the Registrar of Government Procurement under subsection 14(1);
If the Secretary General to the Treasury, Registrar or State financial authority, as the case may be, is not satisfied with the explanation given in response to the written notice served under subsection (2) or if the written notice was not responded within fourteen days, the Secretary General to the Treasury, Registrar or State financial authority, as the case may be, may impose an administrative penalty—
in an amount not exceeding twenty-five thousand ringgit;
or
in an amount not exceeding five hundred ringgit for each day of non-compliance and such amount shall not in total exceed the sum of fifty thousand ringgit.
All sums of money received by the Secretary General to the
Treasury, Registrar or State financial authority under this section shall be paid into and form part of the Federal Consolidated Fund.
Any amount due under this section shall be recoverable as a civil debt to the Government.