Section 43: Emergency Procurement.

(1) A procuring entity may for the purpose of this Act, carry out an emergency procurement where:
(a) the country is either seriously threatened by or actually confronted with a disaster, catastrophe, war, insurrection or Act of God;
(b) the condition or quality of goods, equipment, building or publicly owned capital goods may seriously deteriorate unless action is urgently and necessarily taken to maintain them in their actual value or usefulness; or
(c) a public project may be seriously delayed for want of an item of a minor value.
(2) In an emergency situation, a procuring entity may engage in direct contracting of goods, works and services.
(3) All procurements made under emergencies shall be handled with expedition but along principles of accountability, due consideration being given to the gravity of each emergency.
(4) Immediately after the cessation of the situation warranting any emergency procurement, the procuring entity shall file a detailed report thereof with the Bureau which shall verify same and if appropriate issue a Certificate of 'No Objection'.