
1 
This Order may be cited as the Construction Contracts Exclusion Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 and comes into operation on 14th November 2012.
2 
In this Order-
 “the Order” means the Construction Contracts (Northern Ireland) Order 1997; and
 the reference to a “relevant contract” is to a contract excluded from the operation of the Order pursuant to Article 3 of the Construction Contracts Exclusion Order (Northern Ireland) 1999.
3 
A construction contract is excluded from the operation of Article 9(1A) of the Order if it is a contract pursuant to which a party to a relevant contract has sub-contracted to a third party some or all of its obligations under that contract to carry out, or arrange that others carry out, construction operations.
4 

(1) The Construction Contracts Exclusion Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In article 2(e), for “Article 17(4) of the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1973”, substitute “Article 161 of the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006”.
(3) In article 3(2)(c), omit head (v).
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 20th September 2012
David Carson
A senior officer of the Department of Finance and Personnel
