Construction Contracts (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 No. 4

Yn ddilys o 14/11/2012

Requirement for construction contracts to be in writing N.I.

1—(1) Article 6 of the 1997 Order (provisions applicable only to agreements in writing) is repealed.

(2) In Article 7 of that Order (right to refer disputes to adjudication)—

(a) in paragraph (2) after “The contract shall” insert “ include provision in writing so as to ”;

(b) in paragraphs (3) and (4) after “provide” insert “ in writing ”.

(3) In this Act “the 1997 Order” means the Construction Contracts (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (NI 1).