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Question 1


The contractor has raised a point that the employer is to become involved in relation to health and safety on the site. As the principal agent I have not had the contractor raise this issue before. Your comment would be appreciated.

Ref: P07.001

Answer

In terms of 7.1 the Agreement requires: “The parties shall comply with all laws .... regarding the execution of the works”. Quite obviously any legal agreement cannot take precedence over the laws of the country or delegated authorities. Where such laws require the employer to fulfill certain requirements the principal agent would be in default in ignoring such requirements or expecting the contractor to accept such default on the part of the employer.