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001			ABS64635
008			011018n2001 000 0 eng u
035			_a(Sirsi) u115201
100			_aElliot, T.
245			_aTales of the unexpected
260			_c2001
490			_aBuilding _v(41) 54(1)
520			_aExamines the effects of the Construction Act 1996. Considers three cases where judges have had to decide on what constituted a construction contract. For example, in Nottingham Community Housing Association v Powerminister, the judge had to consider a maintenance contract for gas central heating and cooking systems entering into by a housing association. The judge held that according to the act the gas maintenance fell within the definition of "the construction, alteration, repair and maintenance of buildings". Rather surprisingly therefore, the gas agreement was a construction contract. Cites two other cases, including Stavely Industries vs Oderbrecht Oil and Gas Services" that give similar conclusions.
590			_aABS
650			_aHOUSING GRANTS, CONSTRUCTION AND REGENERATION ACT 1996
650			_aUK CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
650			_aNOTTINGHAM COMMUNITY HOUSING ASSOCIATION VPOWERMINSTER
650			_aSTAVELY INDUSTRIES VODERBRECHT OIL AND GAS SERVICES
650			_aGIBSON LEA RETAIL INTERIORS V MAKRO SELF SERVICE WHOLESALERS
690			_aBUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION-LAW
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999			_c68617 _d68617