The Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act (the
"Act") was enacted in 1996 and came into force in May
1998. The Act was a long awaited attempt to address some of the
fundamental problems facing the construction industry, particularly
non-payment.
More than ten years later and after more than five years of
consultation, the Local Democracy, Economic Development and
Construction Act 2009 ("LDEDCA") received Royal Assent on
12 November 2009. Part 8 of LDEDCA will amend the adjudication and
payment provisions in Part II of the Act (the "amended
Act") when it comes into force on 1 October 2011 in England
and Wales and on 1 November 2011 in Scotland. Similar changes will
be made in Northern Ireland through the Construction Contracts
(Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011, but no firm date has yet
been set for when this act will come into force.
