# The Scheme for Construction Contracts (England and Wales) Regulations 1998, Paragraph 8: Final date for payment


(1) Where the parties to a construction contract fail to provide a final date for payment in relation to any sum which becomes due under a construction contract, the provisions of this paragraph shall apply.
(2) The final date for the making of any payment of a kind mentioned in paragraphs 2, 5, 6 or 7, shall be 17 days from the date that payment becomes due.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/1998/0110653610/schedule/part/II/paragraph/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scheme-for-construction-contracts-england-and-wales-regulations-1998/schedule/part-II/paragraph-8
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