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# Construction Act

Part II of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 sets payment and adjudication rules for qualifying construction contracts.

by [Jack Butler-Kettle](<https://www.quantsurv.com/about#jack-butler-kettle>) · About 1 min readShare

## Further detail

Read this alongside [the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996](<https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/53/part/II>).

Part II of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 contains construction-payment and adjudication provisions. Application depends on the agreement, operations and statutory exclusions. For guidance focused on England and Wales, the relevant Scheme can supply terms where contractual provisions fail the statutory requirements.

Check whether the provisions apply before relying on a remedy. A [Signed contract review and action plan](<https://www.quantsurv.com/quantity-surveying?service=%2Fcontract-review%2Fservices%2Fpost-signing-contract-review#client-types>) can help map the agreement and its payment mechanism.

## Sources

1.  [Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, Part II (Construction contracts), as amended by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, Part 8](<https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/53/part/II>). legislation.gov.uk.

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