Commencement: 04 May 2009

REPUBLIC OF VANUATU

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS AND TENDERS (AMENDMENT)
ACT NO. 8 OF 2009

Arrangement of Sections
1. Amendment
2. Commencement

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REPUBLIC OF VANUATU

Assent: 22/04/2009
Commencement: 04/05/2009

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS AND TENDERS (AMENDMENT)
ACT NO. 8 OF 2009

An Act to amend the Government Contracts and Tenders Act [CAP 245]. 

Be it enacted by the President and Parliament as follows- 

1 	Amendment 

The Government Contracts and Tenders Act [CAP 245] is amended as set out in the Schedule. 

2 	Commencement 

This Act commences on the day on which it is published in the Gazette. 

SCHEDULE

AMENDMENTS OF GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS AND TENDERS ACT [CAP 245]

1 	After section 3 

Insert 

“3A 	Renewal of Government Contracts 

(1) 	A Government Contract, must not be renewed unless it has complied with the tender process as set out in this Act. 

(2) 	To avoid doubt, a Minister, a Director General of a Ministry or a person authorised by the Minister or the Director General must invite applications from the public for tender of the Government Contract referred to in subsection (1).”