Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009

149 Commencement: construction contracts E+W

(1) Part 8 comes into force, so far as extending to England and Wales—

(a) on a day appointed by the Welsh Ministers, in relation to construction contracts which relate to the carrying out of construction operations in Wales;

(b) on a day appointed by the Secretary of State, in relation to other construction contracts.

(2) Part 8 comes into force, so far as extending to Scotland, on a day appointed by the Scottish Ministers.

(3) The amendments made by Part 8, so far as extending to England and Wales, do not apply—

(a) in relation to construction contracts which relate to the carrying out of construction operations in Wales and are entered into before the day appointed under subsection (1)(a), or

(b) in relation to other construction contracts which are entered into before the day appointed under subsection (1)(b).

(4) The amendments made by Part 8, so far as extending to Scotland, do not apply in relation to construction contracts which are entered into before the day appointed under subsection (2).

(5) In this section “construction contracts” and “construction operations” have the same meanings as in Part 2 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (c. 53).

(6) Any power to appoint a day under this section—

(a) includes power to appoint different days for different purposes;

(b) includes power to make transitional provision or savings;

(c) is to be exercised by order made by statutory instrument.