THE KARNATAKA TRANSPARENCY IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENTS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2021
(Received the assent of the Governor on the 5th day of April, 2021)
KARNATAKA ACT NO.19 OF 2021
(First Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 6th day of April, 2021)
An Act further to amend the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements Act, 1999.
Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements Act, 1999 (Karnataka Act 29 of 2000) for the purposes hereinafter appearing;
Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the Seventy second year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements (Amendment) Act, 2021.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Amendment of section 4.- In the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements Act, 1999 (Karnataka Act 29 of 2000), in section 4, after clause (eee) the following shall be inserted, namely:-
“(e 4) where the procurement entity entrusts the construction works of all types in rural and urban areas, the value of which does not exceed rupees two crores to the Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Limited, subject to the condition that the Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Limited shall execute works by itself :
Provided that, in case sub-letting is necessary, it shall be done through tendering in accordance with the provisions of this Act:
Provided further that, while sub-letting construction works through tender it shall be reserved in favour of persons belonging to the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in accordance with the provisos to section 6 of this Act.”
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