54LSupply policies

54L Supply policies S. 54L(1) amended by Nos 1/1998 s. 14(c), 69/2013 s. 13(g). (1) The Board may prepare, make, amend and revoke instruments, to be known as "supply policies", with respect to policies and practices relating to the supply of goods and services to departments and specified entities and the management and disposal of goods by departments and specified entities. (2) A supply policy— (a) must be consistent with directions under section 8 and the regulations; (b) may be of general or limited application; (c) may differ according to differences in time, place or circumstance; (d) may confer a discretionary authority or impose a duty on a specified person or class of persons; (e) may leave anything for the approval or satisfaction of a specified person or class of persons; (f) may apply, adopt or incorporate any matter contained in any document, code, standard, rule, specification or method formulated, issued, prescribed or published by any person whether— (i) wholly or partially or as amended by the policy; or (ii) as formulated, issued, prescribed or published at the time the policy is made or at any time before then; or (iii) as formulated, issued, prescribed or published from time to time; S. 54L(2)(g) amended by No. 69/2013 s. 13(h). (g) may provide in a specified case or class of cases for the exemption of departments, specified entities, persons or things or classes of persons or things from any of the provisions of the policy, whether unconditionally or on specified conditions and either wholly or to such an extent as is specified. (3) The Board must cause notice of the making, amendment or revocation of supply policies to be published in the Government Gazette. S. 54L(4) amended by No. 69/2013 s. 13(i). (4) All accountable officers and other members of staff of departments and specified entities must comply with supply policies. S. 54M inserted by No. 75/1994 s. 4.