The battle between developers and the government over new regulations for the construction industry is heating up. The developers under the umbrella of the Joint Building and Construction Council (JBCC) have intensified lobbying against the National Construction Authority (Defects Liability) Regulations, 2020 gazetted in April due to what they said was lack of consultation and unclear definition of terms in the regulations. In the letter, the council says industry representatives appeared before the committee on June 29, 2020 to voice the construction industry’s reservations with the regulations. “To the best of our knowledge, the regulations were not tabled in Parliament. JBCC says the regulations are unnecessary as the industry can run on its own standard forms of contracts.

Source: Standard Digital July 23, 2020 06:22 UTC