Promulgation of rules and regulations.

The Director of Finance, through the Division of Purchasing, may promulgate rules or regulations necessary for the implementation of this article. The rules and regulations shall be issued in accordance with the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act. Nothing in this article shall be construed as giving purchasing authority to any state agency, department, board, bureau, commission, authority, public corporation, or instrumentality that does not otherwise have the purchasing authority.

(Act 2001-956, p. 817, §8.)