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3rd Session, 41st Legislature

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Bill 218

THE PROMPT PAYMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY ACT


Section Table of Contents
PART 1
INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
1(1) Definitions
(2) Terms used in Builders' Liens Act
2 Purpose
3 Act does not apply to prior contracts
4 Contracts to conform
5 No contracting out
PART 2
OBLIGATIONS TO PAY CONTRACTORS
PAYMENTS TO CONTRACTORS
6(1) Progress payments
(2) Monthly payments
(3) Payment to contractor
7(1) Final payment — date specified
(2) Final payment — no date specified
(3) Final payment to contractor
PAYMENTS TO SUBCONTRACTORS
8(1) Progress payments
(2) Monthly payments
(3) Payment to subcontractor
9(1) Final payment — date specified
(2) Final payment — no date specified
(3) Final payment to subcontractor
AMOUNT OF PROGRESS PAYMENTS
10 Amount
MILESTONE PAYMENTS
11 Payment — owner to contractor
12 Payment — contractor and subcontractor
13(1) Terms — milestone payments
(2 Notice to subcontractor
14 Application
DEEMED APPROVAL OF PAYMENT
15(1) Deemed approval or certification
(2) Notice
(3) Dispute
(4) Withholding amounts
RIGHT TO SUSPEND PERFORMANCE AND
16(1) Suspending work for failure to pay
(2) Suspending payment
(3) Deadline for suspended payments
(4) No breach
(5) Interest
(6) Resumption
INTEREST ON OVERDUE PAYMENTS
17 Interest rate
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
18(1) Referral
(2) Appointment
(3) Decision
RIGHT TO TERMINATE CONTRACT FOR
19(1) Termination
(2) Notice
(3) Contents of notice
(4) Termination
RIGHT TO INFORMATION
20(1) Request
(2) Payment
(3) Notice
(4) Damages
(5) Court order
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
21 Holdbacks under Builders' Liens Act
22 Crown bound
REGULATIONS
23 Regulations
C.C.S.M. REFERENCE
24 C.C.S.M. reference
25 Coming into force