Introduction

1. In 2018, Parliament amended the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (the “SOP Act”). The link to the amendment can be found here.
2. Although not in effect yet, all parties in the building and construction industry should be aware of the pending amendments, as they materially impact a party’s ability to make claims or respond to them. These amendments include:
   • A shortened limitation period to file claims;
   • Reduction in items that can be considered for adjudication; and
   • Requirement for respondents to provide all objections in a valid payment response.
3. Additionally, the amendments to the SOP Act incorporate the decisions of major cases regarding the existing SOP Act.
4. To that end, we have contributed an article on the SAL Practitioner explaining the above.
5. The article is freely accessible, and can be found at the link below:

Click here to access the article

For further information, contact:

Justin Tan

Senior Associate, Eversheds Harry Elias

Construction and Engineering

justintan@eversheds-harryelias.com

+65 6361 9877