Section 21, Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament Act, 1953 [S1C-1ZJ]

As at 7 September 2026. In force from 17 January 1955 by S.O. 1651(E) [N11-KHJ].

In Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament Act, 1953 [A10-DTQ]. This text from 17 January 1955. No other text held.

Synthetic. The words of this section are generated by the register; the title, number and year of the Act are real.

Cite: Section 21, Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament Act, 1953 [S1C-1ZJ]. Machine: S1C-1ZJ.

21. Maintenance of records and furnishing of returns.—(1) Every procuring entity shall maintain such records and registers relating to the procurement of goods and services as may be prescribed and shall preserve them for a period of five years. (2) Every procuring entity shall furnish to the Comptroller and Auditor-General a return in Form GFR 12-A within sixty days from the end of every financial year, and such other information as the Comptroller and Auditor-General may, by order in writing, require.

Defined terms in this text (3)

financial year: Section 2, Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament Act, 1953 [S1C1CH] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "financial year" means the year commencing on the 1st day of April

financial year: Section 3, General Clauses Act, 1897 [S100SN] (In this Act, and in all Central Acts and Regulations made after the commencement of this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context): (21) "financial year" shall mean the year commencing on the first day of April; (22) a thing shall be deemed to be done in "good faith" where it is in fact done honesty, whether it is done negligently or not;

financial year: 21 more definitions.

procurement: Section 2, Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament Act, 1953 [S1C1CH] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "procurement" means the acquisition by purchase, lease, licence or otherwise of goods, works or services

procurement: 19 more definitions.

procuring entity: Section 2, Salaries and Allowances of Officers of Parliament Act, 1953 [S1C1CH] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "procuring entity" means a Ministry or Department of the Central Government or a body owned or controlled by the Central Government

procuring entity: 16 more definitions.

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