UK Statutory Instrument SI 1998 England and Wales

Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998

Part II of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 makes provision in relation to construction contracts. Section 114 empowers the Secretary of State to make the Scheme for Construction Contracts. Where a construction contract does not comply with the requirements of sections 108 to 111 (adjudication of disputes …

Enforcement
No single statutory enforcer
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

SI 1998/649 is a procedural instrument under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 that implies default adjudication, payment, and notice terms into construction contracts where parties have not contracted out. Disputes are resolved through private adjudication or litigation; there is no regulator with enforcement powers over the Scheme. The adjudicator is appointed from an adjudicator nominating body (such as RICS or RIBA) under a private contractual process. There is no business-facing enforcement body.

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26 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.022 (1) The adjudicator may on his own initiative or on...
Schedules

Schedules

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s.schedule made THE SCHEME FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS Regulated
  • Formally refer a construction dispute to adjudicationAny Person

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