17   Board to arrange for disposal of goods for public sector service

(1)  The Board alone is responsible for arranging the disposal of any goods by the public sector service that are either unserviceable or no longer required by the public sector service.

(2)  In particular, the Board alone is responsible for:

(a)  inviting or accepting tenders for the disposal of those goods, and

(b)  determining the conditions under which those tenders are invited or accepted, and

(c)  entering into contracts on behalf of any public sector agency for the disposal of those goods.

(3)  If a period contract is arranged by the Board, public sector agencies must use that contract for disposing of goods to which it applies.

(4)  The Board may authorise a public sector agency for whom a contract is arranged to enter into the contract with the supplier as a principal party to the contract.

(5)  This clause is subject to the other provisions of this Regulation.