NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR CONSTRUCTION ACT
Arrangement of Sections
Section
PART I
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
3. Principles governing regulation of construction industry
PART II
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR CONSTRUCTION
4. Continuation of National Council for Construction
6. Provision of standards for construction
9. Executive Director and other staff
PART III
REGULATION OF CONTRACTORS AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Registration of Contractor
10. Prohibition from carrying on business as contractor without registration
11. Application for registration as contractor
12. Registration of contractors
13. Grant of temporary certificate of registration to contractor
14. Grading and classification of contractors
15. Renewal of certification of registration and annual fee
16. Changes in detail of contractor
17. Suspension and cancellation of registration
19. Best practice contractor recognition scheme
Registration of Manufacturers and Suppliers
20. Monitoring compliance with standards for construction materials by manufacturers or suppliers
21. Application for registration as manufacturer or supplier of construction material
22. Registration of manufacturer or supplier of construction material
23. Prohibition of manufacture, supply or sale of substandard construction materials
24. Change in details of manufacturer or supplier
25. Regulations for registration of manufacturer or supplier
Certificates in General
26. Deemed grant of application
27. Prohibition of transfer of certificate of registration
28. Duplicate certificate of registration
30. Surrender of certificate of registration as contractor, manufacturer or supplier
Registration of Construction Projects
31. Registration of construction projects
32. Best practice project assessment scheme
Registers
34. Publication of copies of register
Registration of National Construction School
35. Registration of National Construction School
PART IV
INSPECTIONS
37. Additional powers of inspector
PART V
CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT MEASURES AND TECHNICAL COMPLIANCE
39. Bidding documents for procurement of construction works
40. Prohibition of unregistered contractor bidding for construction works
41. Technical specifications, etc.
42. Citizen participation in construction works
43. Joint ventures with citizens
44. Subcontracting to small or medium scale registered contractor
PART VI
COMPLAINTS AND APPEALS PROCESS
45. Reasons for decisions and right to be heard
46. Appointment and convening of appeals tribunal
47. Powers of appeals tribunal
PART VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
51. Code of conduct and ethics for construction industry
52. Guidelines and practice codes
53. Monitoring and evaluation of projects, and programming for regulatory activities
54. Capacity building and professional development
56. Information management and dissemination
57. Offences relating to registered contractor, manufacturer or supplier of construction material
59. Offences committed partly in and partly out of Republic
60. Power of Council to compound certain offences
62. Offence by principal officer, shareholder or partner of body corporate or unincorporate body
64. Repeal of Act No. 13 of 2003
AN ACT
to provide for the promotion, development and regulation of the construction industry so as to promote economic growth and competitiveness and create sustainable employment; continue the existence of the National Council for Construction and provide for its functions; enhance contractor capacity development and technical compliance in the construction industry; collaborate with professional bodies engaged in activities in the construction industry; continue the existence of the Construction School and rename it as the National Construction School; provide for a complaints and appeals procedure; repeal the National Council for Construction Act, 2003; and provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the foregoing.
[26th February, 2021]
Act 10 of 2020,
SI 11 of 2021.
PART I
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
This Act may be cited as the National Council for Construction Act.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
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