CONTRACTORS DEBTS ACT 1997 - SECT 6 Procedure for obtaining payment

CONTRACTORS DEBTS ACT 1997 - SECT 6

6 Procedure for obtaining payment

(1) The following procedure must be followed to obtain payment of the money owed:

(a) firstly, a debt certificate must have been issued for the money owed (as provided for by section 7),

(b) secondly, the unpaid person must serve a notice of claim on the principal.

(2) A notice of claim is a notice in an approved form together with a copy of the debt certificate.