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The call by the Joint Building and Construction Council for a review of the recently gazetted defects and liabilities regulations should not be dismissed as outlandish, but its views ought to be heard in the quest to have solid rules that will boost the construction industry as a whole.
The council argues that while it supports the new regulations, regulations on the construction management process should also be rolled out.
The National Construction Authority (Defects Liability) Regulations 2020 introduced a defects liability period for commercial buildings that gives owners up to seven years to recall contractors to the sites for rectifications.
The regulations have now made it compulsory for contracts to outline a latent defect liability period.
The new regulations were meant to protect building owners from shoddy construction work.
