Flaws in government thinking
Klein, Rudi
Flaws in government thinking - 2006 - Construction News (6961) 6 April 2006, 28(1) .
Argues that DTI proposals to amend the Housing Grants, Construction and Generation Act 1996 so that a contractual payment mechanism is deemed adequate only if it requires a statement of what is due in a certificate issued by the payer, payee or a third party fail to tackle payment problems in the industry. In practice, the employer will simply issue a certificate stating what it intends to pay, leaving the payee with no option but to go to adjudication to settle the dispute. A statutory payment mechanism giving the payee the right to apply for payment should replace the present system.
HOUSING GRANTS, CONSTRUCTION AND REGENERATION ACT 1996
Flaws in government thinking - 2006 - Construction News (6961) 6 April 2006, 28(1) .
Argues that DTI proposals to amend the Housing Grants, Construction and Generation Act 1996 so that a contractual payment mechanism is deemed adequate only if it requires a statement of what is due in a certificate issued by the payer, payee or a third party fail to tackle payment problems in the industry. In practice, the employer will simply issue a certificate stating what it intends to pay, leaving the payee with no option but to go to adjudication to settle the dispute. A statutory payment mechanism giving the payee the right to apply for payment should replace the present system.
HOUSING GRANTS, CONSTRUCTION AND REGENERATION ACT 1996