Singapore legislation
Clause 16
of Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment (Amendment) Bill
Clause 16
Amendment of section 22
Section 22 of the principal Act is amended —
by inserting, immediately after the words “provided in” in subsection (1), the words “subsection (1A) and”;
by inserting, immediately after subsection (1), the following subsection:“(1A) Where a respondent is required in consequence of the adjudication determination to pay an adjudicated amount to the claimant, and the claimant is entitled under section 18(2) to lodge an application for the review of the adjudication determination, the respondent must pay that amount —
not earlier than 7 days but within 10 days after the respondent is served the adjudicator’s determination;
within 7 days after the respondent is served the adjudication review determination of an adjudication review brought by the claimant; or
on or before the date (if any) determined by the review adjudicator or the panel of review adjudicators under section 19(5)(b) as the date that the amount is payable,whichever is the later.”; and
by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsections:“(2) Where an application for the review of an adjudicator’s determination has been lodged by the respondent, an authorised nominating body to whom an adjudicated amount has been paid under section 18(3) must pay the relevant amount to the party who is entitled to payment —
within 7 days after the adjudication review determination is served on that party; or
on or before a later date (if any) determined by the review adjudicator or the panel of review adjudicators under section 19(5)(b) as the date that the amount is payable.(3) Where the adjudicated amount under an adjudication review determination is higher than the adjudicated amount under the adjudication determination, a respondent who has paid the adjudicated amount under the adjudication determination to the authorised nominating body under section 18(3) must pay the difference to the claimant —
within 7 days after the adjudication review determination is served on the respondent; or
on or before a later date (if any) determined by the review adjudicator or the panel of review adjudicators under section 19(5)(b) as the date that the amount is payable.”.