North Carolina § 143-55 - Requisitioning by agencies; must purchase through sources certified.
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§ 143-55. Requisitioning by agencies; must purchase through sources certified.
Unless otherwise provided by law, where sources of supply have been established by contract and certified by the Secretary of Administration to the said departments, institutions and agencies as herein provided for, it shall be the duty of all departments, institutions and agencies to make requisition or issue orders on forms to be prescribed by the Secretary of Administration, for purchases required by them upon the sources of supply so certified, and, except as herein otherwise provided for, it shall be unlawful for them, or any of them, to purchase from other sources than those certified by the Secretary of Administration. One copy of such requisition or order shall be furnished to and when requested by the Secretary of Administration. Expired June 30, 2012, pursuant to S.L. 2009-475, s. 16. History (1931, c. 261, s. 6; 1957, c. 269, s. 3; 1971, c. 587, s. 1; 1975, c. 879, s. 46; 2006-264, s. 59(c); 2009-475, s. 7; 2011-338, s. 5.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2009-475, s. 7, which added subsection (b), dealing with certifications for contracts using funds from the AARA, expired on June 30, 2012. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2006-264, s. 59(c), effective August 27, 2006, added "Unless otherwise provided by law" at the beginning of this section. Session Laws 2009-475, s. 7, effective February 17, 2009, and expiring June 30, 2012, designated the previously existing provisions as subsection (a) and added subsection (b). Session Laws 2011-338, s. 5, effective July 1, 2011, in the section catchline, deleted "for supplies" following "Requisitioning"; and in the first sentence of subsection (a), substituted "where sources of supply have been established" for "after sources of supply have been established" and "for purchases required" for "for all supplies, materials and equipment required," and deleted "any supplies, materials or equipment" following "to purchase."
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