Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998
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Schedules
THE SCHEME FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS
- Formally refer a construction dispute to adjudication Any Person
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The Scheme for Construction Contracts
The Scheme for Construction Contracts
The Scheme for Construction Contracts
(1) The nominating body referred to in paragraphs 2(1)(b) and...
(1) Where an adjudicator who is named in the contract...
(1) Where an adjudicator has been selected in accordance with...
(1) The adjudicator may, with the consent of all the...
(1) An adjudicator may resign at any time on giving...
Where any party to the dispute objects to the appointment...
(1) The parties to a dispute may at any time...
Powers of the adjudicator
The adjudicator may take the initiative in ascertaining the facts...
The parties shall comply with any request or direction of...
If, without showing sufficient cause, a party fails to comply...
(1) Subject to any agreement between the parties to the...
The adjudicator shall consider any relevant information submitted to him...
The adjudicator and any party to the dispute shall not...
(1) The adjudicator shall reach his decision not later than—...
Adjudicator’s decision
In the absence of any directions by the adjudicator relating...
If requested by one of the parties to the dispute,...
(1) The adjudicator may on his own initiative or on...
Effects of the decision
The adjudicator shall be entitled to the payment of such...
The adjudicator shall not be liable for anything done or...
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