ACA publish Construction Act 1996 update to PPC2000

The Association of Consulting Architects (ACA) has published amendments to the suspension, payment and adjudication terms of PPC2000 (amended 2008) and associated contracts, following the changes to Part II of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (Construction Act 1996) introduced by Part 8 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (LDEDC Act 2009). Both the ACA and Trowers & Hamlins LLP recommend that the amendments are used on PPC2000 contracts entered into on or after 1 October 2011 in England and Wales.

To assist users of PPC2000, the amendments include a marked-up version of the payment clause (clause 20), so that users can easily see the changes. The ACA has said these amendments will be incorporated into PPC2000 when it is next republished.

We have updated our materials, including Practice note, Partnering or alliancing on a construction or engineering project, to include links to the amendments published online by the ACA.

For more information on the changes to the Construction Act 1996, see Getting ready for the Construction Act 1996 changes.

Source: ACA press release, HGCRA LDEDCA and Construction Act 2009 amendments.