| Government Contracts Act |
| (CHAPTER 118) |
(Original Enactment: Act 43 of 1966)
| REVISED EDITION 1985 |
| (30th March 1987) |
| An Act to provide for the making of contracts on behalf of the Government and for matters connected therewith. |
| [15th March 1967] |
| Short title |
| 1. This Act may be cited as the Government Contracts Act. |
| Contracts on behalf of Government |
| Contracts made outside Singapore |
| 3. All contracts made outside Singapore for or on behalf of the Government by a person either generally or specially authorised in writing in that behalf by the Minister for Finance shall, so far as they come within the jurisdiction of the courts in Singapore, be deemed to be Government contracts. |
| No other contracts to be binding |
| 4. No contracts, made after the commencement of this Act, shall be binding upon the Government, unless entered into in accordance with this Act and the Constitution. [11/91 wef 30/11/1991] |
| Limitation of personal liability of public officer |
| 5. No public officer shall be liable to be sued personally upon any contract which he makes in that capacity; but a public officer shall be personally liable when he expressly pledges his personal credit or where he contracts otherwise than as the agent of the Government. |
| Provision in respect of land |
6.—(1) Grants and leases of State lands and leases made under the Foreshores Act (Cap. 113) shall be signed by a Collector of Land Revenue.
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