(1) Subject to article 181 of the Constitution, the Minister shall enter into supplier’s credit agreements.

(2) The Public Debt Management Office shall, before the execution of a supplier’s credit agreement, assess the cost to Government of entering into that agreement.

(3) The assessment of cost under subsection (2) shall include a comparison with other available financing options.

(4) The Public Debt Management Office shall submit to the Minister, in writing,

(a) the result of the assessment; and

(b) the available financing options.