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

Requirement for construction contracts to be in writing

1.—(1) Article 6 of the 1997 Order (provisions applicable only to agreements in writing) is repealed.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