Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:citation 1999 c 31
gptkbp:compatibleWith negotiable instruments
company articles of association
contracts on bills of exchange
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1999
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999
gptkbp:purpose to confer rights on third parties to enforce contractual terms
gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent 11 November 1999
gptkbp:reformed privity of contract doctrine
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:English_contract_law
gptkbp:section allows third parties to enforce contract terms if the contract expressly provides or if the term purports to confer a benefit on them
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Contracts_(Rights_of_Third_Parties)_Act_1999
gptkbp:status current
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Northern_Ireland
England and Wales
gptkbp:website https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/31/contents
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:English_contract_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7