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Prohibition or Procurement except by tender.- (1) No procurement shall be made by the procuring entity except by tender. (2) The provisions of sections 9 and 10 shall not apply to any procurement made by a procuring entity, in the normal course, if it is for carrying on business of selling and buying goods: Provided that in case of procurement by the procuring entities on behalf of and for sale to Government or Government organisations for any Government programme, such procurement shall be only by tender. 10[(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), a procuring entity may procure goods or services through a Government department or Government undertaking, nominated by the Government by notification to act as an agency for procuring specified classes of goods or services on behalf of any procuring entity upon payment of a fee: Provided that no procurement shall be made by the nominated agency except by tender.] 7 Inserted by the TNTIT (Amendment) Act, 2017 (Tamil Nadu Act 45 of 2017) sec. 2(4) [TNGGE No.261 / 07-08-2017] (w.e.f. 19.09.2017) [TNGGE No.295 / 19-09-2017 (No.II(2) / FIN / 783(d) / 2017.- G.O.Ms. No.269, Finance (Salaries), 19th September 2017]. 8 Inserted [Provided that such criteria for evaluation and comparison of tenders shall also provide for a price preference,- (a) not exceeding fifteen percent for the domestic small scale industrial units; (b) not exceeding ten percent for the Public Sector Undertakings of the Government in respect of products manufactured by them.] by the TNTIT (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 2001) sec. 2(2) [TNGGE No.667 / 24-09-2001] (w.e.f. 1-12-2001). [TNGGE No.44 / 21-11-2001 (No.II(2) / FIN / 888(m-a) / 2001.- G.O.Ms. No.451, Finance (Salaries), 16th Nov. 2001]. 9 Omitted by the TNTIT (Second Amendment) Act, 2012 (Tamil Nadu Act 31 of 2012) sec.2(ii) [TNGGE No.320/15-11-2012] (w.e.f. 07-12-2012) [TNGGE No.342 / 7-12-2012 (No.II(2) / FIN / 815(g)/2012) - G.O.Ms.No.422, Finance (Salaries), 7th December, 2012]. 10 Inserted by the TNTIT (Second Amendment) Act, 2018, (Tamil Nadu Act 17 of 2018), sec.3 [TNGGE No.136 / 13-08-2018] (w.e.f. 26-06-2018) [TNGGE No.224/26-06-2018 (No. II(2)/FIN/549(d)/2018.- G.O.Ms. No.206, Finance (Salaries), 26th June 2018]. TAMIL NADU TRANSPARENCY IN TENDERS ACT, 1998. 5