Subjects:

Construction Law

Contents:

Section 1: Background to the Act - an introductory overview

the economic and statutory background

the legal and contractual background

the link to other statutory remedies and procedures Section 2: Structure of the Act - how it works in practice Section 3: Substantive Provisions - Section 109 and the entitlement to stage and other payments

Section 110, the adequate payments mechanism and five-day notice

Section 111 and the withholding notice

Section 113 and the prohibition of conditional payment provisions

Section 112 and the right of suspension

concluding chapter and what's next

This is a review of contemporary construction industry payment practices under Part II of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 for the construction industry. It provides guidance on key features of the Act.