# The Construction Contracts Exclusion Order (Northern Ireland) 1999, Note: Explanatory note

Extent: N.I.

(This note is not part of the Order.)
The Construction Contracts (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 makes provision in relation to the terms of construction contracts. Article 5 confers power on the Department to exclude descriptions of contracts from the operation of the 1997 Order. This Order excludes contracts of four descriptions.
Article 2 excludes agreements made under specified statutory provisions dealing with road works, planning obligations, externally financed NHS Trust agreements and water and sewerage services. Article 3 excludes agreements entered into by specified public bodies under the private finance initiative. Article 4 excludes finance agreements. Article 5 excludes development agreements, which contain provision for the disposal of an estate in land.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1999/33/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/construction-contracts-exclusion-order-northern-ireland-1999/note
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