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Contractors Debts Act 1997
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6 Procedure for obtaining payment
6 Procedure for obtaining payment
(1) The following procedure must be followed to obtain payment of the money owed:
(a) firstly, a debt certificate must have been issued for the money owed (as provided for by section 7),
(b) secondly, the unpaid person must serve a notice of claim on the principal.
(2) A notice of claim is a notice in an approved form together with a copy of the debt certificate.