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How is the SBC or IC Rectification Period established?

Establish the selected SBC or IC form, edition and completed Rectification Period terms. The retained publisher material does not authenticate one universal six-month period for both forms.

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Period
Actual contract-selected Rectification Period; no universal SBC/IC duration verified
Trigger
The practical-completion or other commencement event specified by the actual contract
Rule
JCT BIM and JCT Contracts 2024 practice note, selected DB 2024 extracts. paragraph 5 and Appendix 3, clause 2.35, printed page 16. Introduction paragraph 5 and Appendix 3 DB 2024 clause 2.35
JCT BIM and JCT Contracts 2024 practice note, selected DB 2024 extracts. paragraph 5 and Appendix 3, clause 2.35, printed page 16. Introduction paragraph 5 and Appendix 3 DB 2024 clause 2.35

Publisher practice note, copyright 2025, containing selected DB 2024 extracts. Complete SBC, IC and signed project amendments are not acquired. Material retained and reviewed. The complete signed form, project amendments and completed particulars or data are not verified by this source guide.

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The publisher’s DB 2024 extract distinguishes the Works and a Section when addressing defects within a relevant Rectification Period. That proves why the actual form and relevant part matter, but it does not supply SBC or IC particulars. Identify the contract-selected duration, relevant works or Section and actual commencement document. Do not substitute a typical period for completed terms.

JCT BIM and JCT Contracts 2024 practice note, selected DB 2024 extracts. paragraph 5 and Appendix 3, clause 2.35, printed page 16. Introduction paragraph 5 and Appendix 3 DB 2024 clause 2.35

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How is the SBC or IC Rectification Period established?

Establish the selected SBC or IC form, edition and completed Rectification Period terms. The retained publisher material does not authenticate one universal six-month period for both forms.

Responsible actor. The parties and contract administrator establishing the relevant SBC or IC period.

The practical-completion or other commencement event specified by the actual contract.

A Rectification Period defines when defects must appear for the identified procedure. It differs from the later schedule-delivery interval and the time allowed to make good after instructions.

The publisher’s DB 2024 extract distinguishes the Works and a Section when addressing defects within a relevant Rectification Period. That proves why the actual form and relevant part matter, but it does not supply SBC or IC particulars.

JCT BIM and JCT Contracts 2024 practice note, selected DB 2024 extracts. paragraph 5 and Appendix 3, clause 2.35, printed page 16. Introduction paragraph 5 and Appendix 3 DB 2024 clause 2.35

How does this provision count time?

  1. The complete selected SBC or IC terms must establish the period and relevant completion event. A six-month catalog entry is not a verified 182-day definition.
  2. Identify the contract-selected duration, relevant works or Section and actual commencement document. Do not substitute a typical period for completed terms.

The complete selected SBC or IC terms must establish the period and relevant completion event. A six-month catalog entry is not a verified 182-day definition.

The governing form must define its selected period, completion event and any calendar qualifications. A fixed calendar-month period does not justify an invented weekday carry.

JCT BIM and JCT Contracts 2024 practice note, selected DB 2024 extracts. paragraph 5 and Appendix 3, clause 2.35, printed page 16. Introduction paragraph 5 and Appendix 3 DB 2024 clause 2.35

Which facts prevent one automatic date?

The publisher’s DB 2024 extract distinguishes the Works and a Section when addressing defects within a relevant Rectification Period. That proves why the actual form and relevant part matter, but it does not supply SBC or IC particulars. Identify the contract-selected duration, relevant works or Section and actual commencement document. Do not substitute a typical period for completed terms.

ResultRead the operative provision and establish the applicable branch.

The project has separately completed Sections. A single completion date may not establish every relevant period. Read each actual sectional term and completion record.

A familiar six-month duration appears only in a checklist. A checklist does not establish the signed particulars. Establish the selected contractual duration.

A defects schedule is delivered after expiry. Schedule delivery and period expiry are separate stages. Identify the actual instruction and making-good provisions.

Which conditions and exceptions apply?

Selected form and edition
The publisher’s DB 2024 extract distinguishes the Works and a Section when addressing defects within a relevant Rectification Period. That proves why the actual form and relevant part matter, but it does not supply SBC or IC particulars.
Operative event and procedural stage
A Rectification Period defines when defects must appear for the identified procedure. It differs from the later schedule-delivery interval and the time allowed to make good after instructions.
Complete project terms
The missing project-specific material for this procedure is Signed SBC or IC form and edition, Completed duration and amendments, Works or Section to which the period applies, Actual practical-completion and making-good documents.
JCT BIM and JCT Contracts 2024 practice note, selected DB 2024 extracts. paragraph 5 and Appendix 3, clause 2.35, printed page 16. Introduction paragraph 5 and Appendix 3 DB 2024 clause 2.35
  • The publisher’s DB 2024 extract distinguishes the Works and a Section when addressing defects within a relevant Rectification Period. That proves why the actual form and relevant part matter, but it does not supply SBC or IC particulars.
  • A Rectification Period defines when defects must appear for the identified procedure. It differs from the later schedule-delivery interval and the time allowed to make good after instructions.

What must the responsible actor complete?

Questions about this procedure

How is the SBC or IC Rectification Period established?

Does the DB 2024 extract establish SBC and IC’s duration?

No. It identifies a different form and refers to the relevant Rectification Period. The actual SBC or IC particulars remain necessary.

JCT BIM and JCT Contracts 2024 practice note, selected DB 2024 extracts. paragraph 5 and Appendix 3, clause 2.35, printed page 16

Can every Section be assigned the works-wide completion date?

The DB comparator distinguishes the Works and a Section. Read the actual selected form and completion documents before combining their periods.

JCT BIM and JCT Contracts 2024 practice note, selected DB 2024 extracts. paragraph 5 and Appendix 3, clause 2.35, printed page 16

Is the rectification expiry the repair-completion deadline?

Not in the reproduced DB mechanism. The period, later schedule or instruction and reasonable making-good time are distinct concepts.

JCT BIM and JCT Contracts 2024 practice note, selected DB 2024 extracts. paragraph 5 and Appendix 3, clause 2.35, printed page 16

Does a Minor Works contents preview verify an SBC period?

No. MW 2024 is a different form and its contents do not supply the operative SBC or IC duration.

JCT MW 2024 publisher contents preview

Can six months be replaced with182 days?

No verified clause in the retained material establishes that conversion. First establish the contractual unit and applicable reckoning terms.

JCT BIM and JCT Contracts 2024 practice note, selected DB 2024 extracts. paragraph 5 and Appendix 3, clause 2.35, printed page 16

What should be retained before selecting rectification expiry?

Retain the actual form, completed period, relevant works or Section, commencement evidence and all operative amendments.

JCT BIM and JCT Contracts 2024 practice note, selected DB 2024 extracts. paragraph 5 and Appendix 3, clause 2.35, printed page 16

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