Construction Contracts (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011

Suspension of performance for non-payment

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8.  In Article 11 of the 1997 Order (right to suspend performance for non-payment)—

(a)in paragraph (1) after “performance of” insert “any or all of”;

(b)after paragraph (3) insert—

(3A) Where the right conferred by this Article is exercised, the party in default shall be liable to pay to the party exercising the right a reasonable amount in respect of costs and expenses reasonably incurred by that party as a result of the exercise of the right.;

(c)in paragraph (4) after “pursuance of” insert “, or in consequence of the exercise of,”.