Part 2: Principles and objectives Section 13: The national procurement policy statement
Subsections (1) and (2) establish that a Minister of the Crown may publish a statement under this section which sets out the Government’s strategic priorities in relation to procurement, and that this is known as the national procurement policy statement.
	Subsections (3)-(6) make provision for how a national procurement policy statement must be made, including requirements relating to consultation and laying the statement before Parliament.
	Subsections (7) and (8) set out that the Minister must keep the national procurement policy statement under review and that the statement may be amended or replaced. Subsection (8) confirms that the provisions of this section apply to all future national procurement policy statements (i.e. any amended or replacement statements), not just the first one made under these provisions.
	Subsection (9) requires contracting authorities to have regard to the national procurement policy statement when they carry out a procurement or exercise functions relating to procurement generally.
	Subsection (10) sets out those contracting authorities and contracts to which the obligation in subsection (9) does not apply.