Pusuc PRocuREMENT AND DISPOSAL OF Pusuc AssETs No.S/2017 Cap.22:23 (5) Any direction or order which was given by the State Procurement Board under the repealed Act and which, immediately before the fixed date, had or was capable of acquiring legal effect shall continue to have or to be capable of acquiring, as the case may be, the same effect as if it had been given by the Authority. (6) Every procuring entity that wishes to conduct procurement proceedings for which authorisation is required in terms of section 15 shall, as soon as possible after the fixed date, apply for authorisation in accordance with the Third Schedule. (7) Where an application for authorisation has been made in terms of subsection ( 6), the Authority(a) shall assess the capacity of the procuring entity concerned as soon as possible in accordance with the Third Schedule; and (b) pending completion of the assessment, may grant the procuring entity concerned temporary authorisation to conduct procurement proceedings subject to such terms and conditions as the Authority may notify in writing to the entity. 104 Amendment of section 4 of Cap. 24:14 Section 4 ("Board of Directors") of the Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 24:14] is amended( a) in subsection (2) by the deletion of "not fewer than twelve and not more than fifteen directors" and the substitution of "not fewer than seven and not more than nine directors"; (b) in subsection (3) by the repeal of paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) and the substitution of"(a) (b) (c) one seventh of the Bank's issued share capital, where the Board consists of seven directors; or one eighth of the Bank's issued share capital, where the Board consists of eight directors; or one ninth of the Bank's issued share capital, where the Board consists of nine directors.". 105 Amendment of section 79 of Cap. 29:13 Section 79 ("Contracts and tenders of councils.,) of the Rural District Councils Act [Chapter 29:13] is amended by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (8)- "(9) A council or any committee of the council appointed by it shall be the "procuring entity" for the purposes of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act [Chapter 22:23] ("the procurement law"). (10) In the event of inconsistency between this section and any provision of the procurement law, then(a) the procurement law shall prevail over this section to the extent of the inconsistency; and (b) this section shall be construed with such modifications, qualifications, adaptations and exceptions as may be necessary to bring it into conformity with the procurement law. (11) For the purpose of subsection (lO)(b) and for the purpose generally of assisting councils to adapt their procurement procedures to the procurement law, every council shall comply with any directions issued by the Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe in terms of section 7(a) of the procurement law.'\ 98