Legislation
The Act means the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 as amended by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 Pt 8. The Scheme means the Scheme for Construction Contracts (England & Wales) Regulations 1998 (the ‘Principal Regulations’) as amended by the Scheme for Construction Contracts (England & Wales) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2011 for contracts entered into after 1 October 2011. Northern Ireland has its own scheme: the Scheme for Construction Contracts in Northern Ireland 1999 as amended by the Scheme for Construction Contracts in Northern Ireland (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012. Scotland has its own Scheme: Scheme for Construction Contracts (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2011 (SI 2011/371), applicable to contracts made on or after 1 November 2011. The new Regulations apply only to contracts for work in Scotland entered into on or after this date. There are new separate regulations for Wales, applicable to contracts for construction operations in Wales entered into on or after 1 October 2011.
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