Amendments to the Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998
Open date: 25 Mar 2010
Closing date: 18 Jun 2010
Response date: 30 Jun 2011
The purpose of this consultation is to seek views on the consequential amendments necessary to the Scheme following the changes introduced at part 8 of the Local Democracy Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (the 2009 Act) to amend the 1996 Act; and on proposals put forward by the Construction Umbrella Bodies Adjudication Task Group (CUBATG) to improve the effectiveness of the Scheme.
This consultation concerns amendments to the Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998. It follows the public consultations of 2005 and 2007 on proposals drawn from Sir Michael Latham’s report looking at the operation of Part 2 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (the 1996 Act).
The purpose of this consultation is to seek views on the consequential amendments necessary to the Scheme following the changes introduced at part 8 of the Local Democracy Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (the 2009 Act) to amend the 1996 Act; and on proposals put forward by the Construction Umbrella Bodies Adjudication Task Group (CUBATG) to improve the effectiveness of the Scheme.
You are invited to send comments on this consultation by Friday 18 June 2010 to:
Lilly Lotay,
Construction Sector Unit,
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills,
Bay 1.85,
1 Victoria Street,
London
SW1H 0ET
or email: lilly.lotay@bis.gsi.gov.uk
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