Public Private Partnership Act (No. 4 of 2017). Country/Territory Namibia Document type Legislation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia No. 6357. Long titleAn Act to provide a legal framework for public private partnership projects; to establish the Public Private Partnership Committee; to regulate public private partnership projects through the stages of initiation, preparation, procurement, conclusion of public private partnership agreement and implementation; and to provide for incidental matters. Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Agricultural development Institution Public private partnership (PPP) Business/industry/corporations Contract/agreement Dispute settlement Geographical area Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa Abstract This Act provides with respect to initiation, preparation, procurement, management and implementation of public private partnership projects. It establishes the Public Private Partnership Committee, defines its functions and powers. The objects of this Act are to - (a) promote private sector participation in the provision of public services through public private partnership projects; (b) enable private sector investment in the provision of public infrastructure assets or services; (c) to create frameworks and ensure oversight and governance on projects selected for development through the public private partnership mode; (d) enable the creation of adequate institutional capacity for processing and regulating public private partnership projects; (e) ensure fairness, transparency, equity and competition in the process of awarding public private partnership projects; and (f) provide for principles, framework and guiding procedures to assist public entities during the initiation, preparation, procurement, management and implementation of public private partnership projects. Full text English Website www.lac.org.na References - Legislation Implemented by Public Private Partnership Regulations, No. 353 of 2018 Legislation | Namibia | 2018 Keyword: Agricultural development, Institution, Public private partnership (PPP), Business/industry/corporations, Contract/agreement, Dispute settlement Source: FAO, FAOLEX