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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scheme-for-construction-contracts-england-and-wales-regulations-1998/schedule/part-II/paragraph-5",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/1998/0110653610",
  "legislation_title": "The Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scheme-for-construction-contracts-england-and-wales-regulations-1998",
  "path": "schedule/part/II/paragraph/5",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Dates for payment",
  "text": "The final payment payable under a relevant construction contract, namely the payment of an amount equal to the difference (if any) between—\n(a) the contract price, and\n(b) the aggregate of any instalment or stage or periodic payments which have become due under the contract,\nshall become due on the expiry of—\n(a) 30 days following completion of the work, or\n(b) the making of a claim by the payee,\nwhichever is the later.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/1998/0110653610/schedule/part/II/paragraph/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:23:03.059206+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}