70.2  Restriction on the Contractor

Subject to clause 70.3 (Exception) and subject always to the provisions of the Direct Agreement, the Contractor shall not sub-contract, assign, underlet, charge, sell, bargain or otherwise deal in any way with the benefit of this Agreement in whole or in part except with the prior written consent of the Authority.186

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186 There may be critical services that are provided by second tier sub-contractors.  In these circumstances, the Authority may decide that clauses and should also apply to such critical services and amendment made to require Authority consent to such providers.