View All - 1987 Acts Section No : Acts & Ordinances PUBLIC CONTRACTSMarginal Notes1. This Act may be cited as the Public Contracts Act, No.3 of 1987, and shall come into operation 'on such date as the Minister may appoint by Order published in the Gazette.2. Application of the Act to public contracts. 3. Appointment of Panel and nomination of members of Tribunal 4. Powers and duties of the Tribunal. 5. Appointment of Registrar. 6. Duties of the Registrar. 7. Register to be evidence. 8. Persons required to register with the Registrar. 9. Contravention of provisions of section 8 an offence. 10. Application for registration. 11. Certificate of registration. 12. Prohibition of members and officers from dealing with contractors and agents. 13. Notification of changes of particulars furnished under section 6. 14. Cancellation of registration for fraud or on other grounds. 15. Appeal from the decision of the Registrar. 16. Fulfilling obligations under a contract notwithstanding its cancellation or suspension. 17. Inducements, gratifications or misrepresentations made or offered to any person to obtain benefits in the award of tenders and public contracts. 18. Interference with the Registrar, or member of a Panel or Tribunal or public body. 19. Duty to report. 20. Leave to appeal to the Tribunal. 21. Tribunal to report to President. 22. Tribunal to forward report to Attorney General 23. Persons who disclose classified information. 24. Power to summon witnesses. 25. Evidence. 26. Failure to obey summon or to give evidence &c. 27. Punishment of offence of contempt. 28. Privileges of witnesses. 29. Secrecy. 30. Protection against suit or prosecution. 31. Persons committing offences under this Act to be triable before a Judge of the High Court. 32. Attorney General to institute prosecutions. 33. Service of documents. 34. Offence by body of persons &c. 35. Act to apply to public contracts which have not reached finality &c. 36. Regulations. 37. Officers and servants of the Tribunal and Registrar deemed to be public officers. 38. Tribunal to furnish reports to the President. 39. Acts and decisions of the Tribunal. 40. Proceedings of Tribunal. 41. Powers of Registrar to give general or special directions. 42. Oath or affirmation. 43. Contravention of provision of an offence. 44. Penalty for offence for which no penalty is prescribed. 45. Interpretation.