§ Mr. WallerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has to consult on the regulations to be made under section 114 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996. [3829]
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesI have today published a consultation document entitled "Making the Scheme for Construction Contracts" containing proposals for regulations to underpin the fair construction contracts provisions in part II of the 1996 Act.
9WThese proposals concern the fall-back arrangements which contracting parties may use if their contracts do not comply with the Act in respect of adjudication and payment procedures. It includes detail on a number of important issues such as the appointment of adjudicators, criteria for appointing bodies, the conduct of adjudication proceedings, and payment machinery.
Scheme procedures may be called upon in a variety of circumstances across all sectors of construction, so I am inviting comments from a wide cross-section of the industry and its customers.
Copies of the consultation document have been placed in the Library.