Section 79B — Application of this Part

(1)This Part applies to a case where —

(a)parties entered into a construction contract (including one to which the Government is a party) before 1 October 2020, but not if the construction contract was renewed (other than automatically) on or after that date; and

(b)as at 10 May 2021, any construction works to be performed under the construction contract have not been certified in accordance with the construction contract as completed.

(2)The reference to a construction contract in subsection (1) excludes —

(a)any construction contract for the carrying out of construction works at or on any residential property (within the meaning of the Residential Property Act (Cap. 274)) that do not require the approval of the Commissioner of Building Control under the Building Control Act (Cap. 29);

(b)any construction contract terminated before 10 May 2021, or where a notice for the termination of the construction contract was given in accordance with the construction contract before 10 May 2021, even if the period of the notice expires on or after that date; and

(c)any other construction contract that is prescribed by regulations made under section 79K.

(3)This Part does not apply to a case that comes within such circumstances as may be prescribed by regulations made under section 79K.[Act 14 of 2021 wef 06/08/2021]