(1) An accounting officer, an official, a member of an accounting authority, a bid committee or the Tribunal, a bidder or a supplier or any other person, involved in procurement in terms of this Act, must comply with the prescribed code of conduct.
(2) Any contravention of the prescribed code of conduct by an accounting officer or other official, or a member of accounting authority, a bid committee or the Tribunal constitutes misconduct and steps must be taken in terms of the applicable procedure.