(1) The Public Procurement Office or a provincial treasury must, before making an instruction, publish—
(a) a draft of the instruction;
(b) a statement explaining the need for and the intended operation of the instruction;
(c) a statement of the expected impact of the instruction; and
(d) a notice inviting submissions in relation to the instruction and stating the form and manner in which the submissions are to be made.
(2)(a) With each instruction, the Public Procurement Office or a provincial treasury must publish a consultation report.
(b) A consultation report referred to in paragraph (a) must include—
(i) a general account of the issues raised in the submissions made during the consultation; and
(ii) a response to the issues raised in the submissions.