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The Procurement and Supplies Professionals and Technicians Board (PSPTB) has given all registered professionals with outstanding annual fees 30 days to clear their debts, warning that failure to comply will result in the immediate cancellation of their registration.
The warning was issued today in Dodoma by PSPTB Executive Director Godfred Mbanyi while addressing members of the media.
Mbanyi said professionals who fail to settle their outstanding fees within the stipulated 30-day period will have their registrations cancelled, while their names will be officially published on the PSPTB website and in the Government Gazette.
He further warned that additional legal action could be taken against defaulters, including prosecution in accordance with the law establishing the Board.
Mbanyi explained that PSPTB is a Government institution under the Ministry of Finance, established under the PSPTB Act, Cap. 179 of the Laws of Tanzania.
He said the Board is a statutory body mandated to regulate and oversee standards, professional conduct and ethics in the procurement and supplies profession within the United Republic of Tanzania.
According to Mbanyi, Section 7(g) of the PSPTB Act gives the Board exclusive powers to register individuals who meet the required qualifications and grant them legal authority to practise as procurement and supplies professionals.
He stressed that any person who is not officially registered in accordance with the law is not legally permitted to participate in or practise procurement and supplies activities.
The PSPTB Executive Director further noted that under the PSPTB Regulations, Government Notice No. 364 of 2009, and other provisions of the Act, every registered professional is legally required to pay an annual registration fee as prescribed by the Board.
He said any professional who fails to pay the required fees for 24 consecutive months will be deemed to have lost their registration status, and their name may be removed from the official PSPTB register.
Mbanyi also warned that any person who continues to practise, identify themselves as, or engage in the procurement and supplies profession without valid PSPTB registration commits a criminal offence and may face penalties provided for under the law.
He said the Board will take legal and disciplinary action against such individuals without further notice, in accordance with the PSPTB Code of Ethics and Conduct for Procurement and Supplies Professionals, Government Notice No. 365 of 2009.
The Board has therefore urged all professionals with outstanding annual fees to settle their debts within the 30-day deadline to avoid cancellation of their registration and further legal consequences.