UK Act of Parliament 1997 Northern Ireland

Construction Contracts (Northern Ireland) Order 1997

This Order is made only for purposes corresponding to those of Part II of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996. The Order gives any party to a construction contract in Northern Ireland a right to refer disputes to a quick, impartial and investigative adjudication procedure. If no adequate …

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Enforcement
No single statutory enforcer
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Provides statutory adjudication and payment rights for construction contracts in NI; enforced via private adjudication and the courts. No statutory regulator.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person7

Plus 9 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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What it requires

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s.007 Right to refer disputes to adjudication Regulated
  • Include mandatory adjudication rights in construction contractsAny Person
  • Statutory construction-contract adjudication terms for private personsAny Person
Other duties (2) — Crown / regulator
  • Statutory construction-contract adjudication terms for non-Crown public bodiespublic_body
  • Statutory construction-contract adjudication terms for the CrownCrown / Minister / Government department
s.008 Entitlement to stage payments Regulated
  • Provide stage payments for construction work lasting 45 days or moreAny Person
s.009 Dates for payment Regulated
  • Adequate mechanism and final date for contract payments for private personsAny Person
  • Saved older-contract payer notice terms for private personsAny Person
Other duties (4) — Crown / regulator
  • Adequate mechanism and final date for contract payments for non-Crown public bodiespublic_body
  • Adequate mechanism and final date for contract payments for the CrownCrown / Minister / Government department
  • Saved older-contract payer notice terms for non-Crown public bodiespublic_body
  • Saved older-contract payer notice terms for the CrownCrown / Minister / Government department
s.013 The Scheme for Construction Contracts in Northern Ireland Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Government must create a 'Scheme for Construction Contracts' for Northern IrelandCrown / Minister / Government department
s.payment notices: contractual requirements Payment notices: contractual requirements Regulated
  • Include payment notice terms in construction contractsAny Person
  • New-contract payer or payee notice terms for private personsAny Person
Other duties (2) — Crown / regulator
  • New-contract payer or payee notice terms for non-Crown public bodiespublic_body
  • New-contract payer or payee notice terms for the CrownCrown / Minister / Government department
14 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Title and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Construction contracts.
s.004 Meaning of construction operations
s.005 Application of this Order
s.006 Provisions applicable only to agreements in writing
s.010 Requirement to pay notified sum
s.011 Right to suspend performance for non-payment
s.012 Prohibition of conditional payment provisions
s.014 Service of notices, &c.
s.015 Crown application
s.016 Orders and regulations
s.adjudication costs: effectiveness of provision Adjudication costs: effectiveness of provision
s.payment notices: payee's notice in default of paye Payment notices: payee's notice in default of payer's notice

Help complying

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2 more guides that reference this instrument
Manage payment notices and stage payments on a construction contract Refer a construction dispute to adjudication

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