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Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017
sec.137Claims of charge relating to retention amount not limited
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### sec.137 Claims of charge relating to retention amount not limited
To remove any doubt, it is declared that, for a subcontractor’s charge relating only to a retention amount—
the charge to which the subcontractor is entitled is not limited to merely a charge on a retention amount; and
the charge to which the subcontractor is entitled is not limited to merely a charge on a security that has been exchanged for, or is held instead of, a retention amount.
- (a) the charge to which the subcontractor is entitled is not limited to merely a charge on a retention amount; and
- (b) the charge to which the subcontractor is entitled is not limited to merely a charge on a security that has been exchanged for, or is held instead of, a retention amount.