You are here: Parliament home page > Parliamentary business > Bills and legislation > Bills before Parliament > Commons Bill
          House of Commons portcullis
House of Commons		 Session 1997-98
Internet Publications
Other Bills before Parliament

Late Payment of
Commercial Debts (Interest) Bill [H.L.]

This is the text of the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Bill [H.L.], as amended in Committee in the House of Commons and printed on 14 May 1998

 
 
  
Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Bill [H.L.]
 
 
 
 
ARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES

PART I
STATUTORY INTEREST ON QUALIFYING DEBTS
Clause 
1.Statutory interest.
2.Contracts to which Act applies.
3.Qualifying debts.
4.Period for which statutory interest runs.
5.Remission of statutory interest.
6.Rate of statutory interest.

PART II
CONTRACT TERMS RELATING TO LATE PAYMENT OF QUALIFYING DEBTS
7.Purpose of Part II.
8.Circumstances where statutory interest may be ousted or varied.
9.Meaning of "substantial remedy".
10.Interpretation of Part II.

PART III
GENERAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY
11.Treatment of advance payments of the contract price.
12.Conflict of laws.
13.Assignments, etc.
14.Contract terms relating to the date for payment of the contract price.
15.Orders and regulations.
16.Interpretation.
17.Short title, commencement and extent.
 

 
continue
 
House of Commons home page Houses of Parliament home page House of Lords home page search page enquiries
© Parliamentary copyright 1998
Prepared 15 May 1998