Regulation 1 Citation, commencement, application and interpretation

These Regulations may be cited as the Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998 (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2011 and come into force on 1st October 2011.

These Regulations only apply to construction contracts entered into after the coming into force of these Regulations.

These Regulations do not apply to construction contracts to the extent that they relate to the carrying out of construction operations in Wales.

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996; and

• “the Principal Regulations” means the Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998^f1.