Section 17, The Public Procurement Act, 2016

(1) Procurement-related functions shall be carried out byprocurement persons trained and knowledgeable in accordance with the guidelines and qualification requirements established by the (2) Subject to this Act, the procuring entity, including its concerned officials, shall be responsible for procurement with the funds at its disposal. (3) The procuring entity shall not commence a procurement activity for which funds are not available or for which the Ministry or supervising authority has not issued a written confirmation of budgetary allocation that the required funds shall be made available in a timely manner and in the amount required