S.L. 601.12 Art. 52Approval of modification.

(1) In granting or refusing a request for a modification, the Permanent Secretary or the Director, as the case may be, shall assess whether the request is justified and whether the modification is cost-effective.

(2) The Permanent Secretary or the Director, as the case may be, is to keep a full record of the process of modification requests, including the respective approval therefor.

(3) The decision of the Permanent Secretary or the Director, as the case may be, relating to the refusal of a modification shall be final and shall not be contested by the contracting authority in a court or tribunal.

(4) In granting or refusing a request for a modification, the Permanent Secretary or the Director, as the case may be, may issue any instruction they may deem fit to the contracting authority who shall be obliged to implement such instructions.