Cap. 513 Art. 18Contract for works or services.

(1) Without prejudice to any other information requirements emanating from any other applicable law, it shall be unlawful for any person to engage a building contractor or building tradesperson to undertake any works falling under these regulations without making an agreement as to the price to be charged in respect of material to be supplied and the price of the service or work to be done, and if an exact price cannot be quoted, the method for calculating the price or a detailed estimate. Such agreement shall result either from a public deed or from a private writing.

(2) A person shall not be acting in breach of the provisions of sub-article (1) if during the execution of the works, for which there is an agreement according to that sub-article, there results the need for the provision of extra materials, services or works to be carried out or variations in works from those mentioned in said agreement.

(3) (Repealed by Legal Notice 410 of 2021).