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St. Ann Municipal Corporation
Office of the Contractor General
November 2017
JURISDICTION
Detailed below is the legal basis upon which the Contractor General has enquired into allegations concerning
acts of impropriety, irregularity and corruption involving the Office of the Member of Parliament, South East,
St. Ann and in the award of certain government contracts by the St. Ann Municipal Corporation.
The OCG’s decision to undertake an Investigation into this matter is predicated upon the alleged impropriety
and irregularities as it regards the contract administration and implementation of certain government contracts
funded by,
inter alia
, the Constituency Development Fund, as well as the allegations of corruption against
persons affiliated with the Office of the Member of Parliament, South East, St. Ann.
It is instructive to note that Section 2 of the Act provides as follows:
"government contract"
includes any licence, permit or other concession or authority issued by a public body
or agreement entered into by a public body for the carrying out of building or other works or for the supply of
any goods or services;
"prescribed licence"
means any licence, certificate, quota, permit or warrant issued or granted pursuant to any
enactment by a public body or an officer thereof;
"public body"
means -
(a) a Ministry, department or agency of government;
(b) a statutory body or authority;
(c) any company registered under the Companies Act, being a company in which the Government or an
agency of Government, whether by the holding of shares or by other financial input, is in a position
to influence the policy of the company.
Based upon the definition of a Public Body, noted above, it is held that the St. Municipal Corporation is, in fact,
Public Body as defined by the Act.