(1) If any goods existing in the public entity require repair or maintenance, the user of such goods shall give written information thereof to the chief of that entity. Upon receipt of such information, he or she shall have a cost estimate prepared pursuant to sub-rule (5) of Rule 13 and approve the same.
(2) Once the cost estimate is prepared pursuant to sub-rule (1), the public entity shall have the goods repaired by its workshop or repair center where it has such a workshop or repair center. If in so having goods repaired or maintained, any goods, equipment or spare parts need to be altered, such goods, equipment or spare parts shall be obtained from stock, where there is such a stock, and where there is no such a stock, be procured by application of the process set out in the Act and this Regulation.
(3) In the event of procurement of equipment or spare parts pursuant to sub-rule (2), the public entity shall cause such goods or equipment to be delivered to store and keep records of the equipment or spare parts the per unit price of which exceeds five thousand rupees, and get it certified by the concerned technician that such spare parts have been replaced for the old equipment or spare parts, and deliver the old goods to store.
(4) A public entity which does not have its own workshop or repair center shall have repair and maintenance of the goods by application of the process set out in the Act and this Regulation.
(5) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Rule, a public entity which has its own workshop or repair center may approve the cost after the repair and maintenance, by maintaining records of repair work in the job card.