Section 24, The Finance Act, 2022

Section 57 of the Public Financial Management Act 2016 isamended by inserting the following new subsections (4) and (5) immediately after subsection (3) "(4) Where a budgetary agency or sub-vented agency fails to comply with subsection (3) of section17 of the Public Procurement Act 2016 the minister may annul in whole or in part any unauthorized act or decision of a procuring entity including– (a) commencement of a procurement activity; (b) award or signing of a contract;or (c) any decision or act bringing a contract into force." (5) The minister shall respond to any request referred to under section 17 of the Public Procurement Act within ten working days from receipt of the request.