Duties of the Contractor General

(1) The Government shall, before disposing of any public assets of or above the value specified in section 22(1) of this Act, seek the written comments of the Contractor General, which shall be submitted to the National Assembly before the disposal of the assets is effected. (2) The Government shall submit any contract referred to in section 19, 20 or 21 of this Act, to the Contractor-General for review and comments before the contract is executed. (3) If the Contractor-General is of the view that any contract referred to in this section is not in the best interests of the Government, or is not in the national interest of Belize, he shall state that fact and the reasons therefor in writing, and submit his comments to each House of the National Assembly for debate before the contract is executed. (4) If the Contractor-General is of the view that any contract referred to in this section is in the national interest, he shall issue a certificate to that effect and submit it to the Financial Secretary. Such a certificate shall be conclusive evidence that the contract is in the national interest.