s 21 Contracts
21.—(1) The Board may, in accordance with standing orders made under this Act, enter into such contracts as are necessary for the discharge of its functions and duties. (2) In the case of contracts for the supply of goods or materials or for the execution of works, the standing orders must —(a) require that, except as otherwise therein provided, notice of the intention to enter into such contracts must be published and tenders invited; and (b) regulate the manner in which the notice must be published and tenders invited. (3) A person entering into a contract with the Board is not bound to inquire whether the standing orders have been complied with and all such contracts, if otherwise valid, have full force and effect even though the standing orders applicable to those contracts have not been complied with.[20