sec.134Recovering amount claimed

### sec.134 Recovering amount claimed This section applies if— a subcontractor gives a notice of claim to a person under section 122 because the person is obliged to pay money to a contractor under a contract; and the person does not pay, or make satisfactory arrangements for paying, the subcontractor the amount claimed. The subcontractor may recover the amount claimed from the person, as a debt owing to the subcontractor, in any court of competent jurisdiction. Without limiting the arrangements a person may make for paying a subcontractor an amount claimed, a person makes satisfactory arrangements for paying an amount claimed if the person pays into court the amount the person is required to retain under section 126 (2) . (sec.134-ssec.1) This section applies if— a subcontractor gives a notice of claim to a person under section 122 because the person is obliged to pay money to a contractor under a contract; and the person does not pay, or make satisfactory arrangements for paying, the subcontractor the amount claimed. (sec.134-ssec.2) The subcontractor may recover the amount claimed from the person, as a debt owing to the subcontractor, in any court of competent jurisdiction. (sec.134-ssec.3) Without limiting the arrangements a person may make for paying a subcontractor an amount claimed, a person makes satisfactory arrangements for paying an amount claimed if the person pays into court the amount the person is required to retain under section 126 (2) . - (a) a subcontractor gives a notice of claim to a person under section 122 because the person is obliged to pay money to a contractor under a contract; and - (b) the person does not pay, or make satisfactory arrangements for paying, the subcontractor the amount claimed.