Section 6
Payment response
of Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012
A non-paying party who admits to the payment claim served on him shall serve a payment response on the unpaid party together with the whole amount claimed or any amount as admitted by him.
(2)
A non-paying party who disputes the amount claimed in the payment claim, either wholly or partly, shall serve a payment response in writing on the unpaid party stating the amount disputed and the reason for the dispute.
(3)
A payment response issued under subsection (1) or (2)
shall be served on the unpaid party within ten working days of the receipt of the payment claim.
(4)
A non-paying party who fails to respond to a payment claim in the manner provided under this section is deemed to have disputed the entire payment claim.