Law & Legal Frameworks for Quantity Surveying - Assignment

LAW & LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR
QUANTITY SURVEYING
Evaluation of Legislative Requirements and data protection in Quantity Surveying Practice
COLOMBO SCHOOL OF CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY
M.G.HARSHA MADHUWANTHA
(CSCT20211589)

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Unit Code: H/618/1767
Law & Legal Frameworks for Quantity
Surveying
Assignment Assignment Brief and Feedback Form
Learner name M.G.Harsha Madhuwantha
Student No CSCT20211589
Course title TEC HND in Quantity Surveying
Assessor name Mr. Mahesh Abeynayake
Internal Verifier name Ms. Darshani Amarabandhu
Unit number and title Unit 4- Law & Legal Frameworks for Quantity Surveying
Assignment title Evaluation of Legislative requirements and data protection in
Quantity Surveying Practice
Outcome number(s) and
statement(s) LO1(P1,P2) : LO2 (P3,P4)
Hand Out Date 27/03/2021
Formative Assessment Date 03/04/2021
Submission Date 17/05/2021
Learner declaration
I confirm that the work submitted for this assignment is my own and resource sources are
fully acknowledged.
Learner Signature Date Submitted 06/05/2021
CSCT stamp for Date Receipt of the Assignment

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Topic- Legislative requirements and data protection in Quantity Surveying Practice.
Scenario
XYZ Quarry Company (Pvt) Ltd is a limited liability company and it operates a metal crusher and
ready mix concrete plant in Kurunegala district. The company received the trade license and
Environmental Protection License (EPL) from relevant regulatory authorities. Its dust released to
air in the area. The dust and fume has caused ailments of the lungs of many villagers.
Mother Company of XYZ Quarry Company (Pvt) Ltd is XYZ Construction (Pvt) Ltd. XYZ Builders and
Construction (Pvt) Ltd has started their new Housing Project and they appointed Kamal as their
Project Manager of this new Housing Project.
XYZ Construction (Pvt) Ltd obtained services from another sub-contractor for their said housing
project. Also XYZ Construction (Pvt) Ltd entered in to a contract with Sakura Building Material
Suppliers (Pvt) Ltd” to purchase building materials. As a Project Manager, Kamal is required to
work with many government authorities, organizations as well as related companies. He is
required to handle matters relating to employees working in the project.
Moreover, the Board of Directors passed a resolution to authorize and give access to Kamal (as
the Project manager) to some of information and/or data of the Company and the ongoing
projects in order to facilitate him to carry out his duties effectively. The Board is aware of the fact
that some information is confidential.
You should:
a) Describe contractual relationships among parties including clients, main contractors and
subcontractors based on this scenario
b) Illustrate professional and regulatory bodies engaged in the construction projects and
describe on professional liabilities in QS practice.
c) Analyze commercial legislation, processing of payments and requirements of taxation,
consumer legislation of which Kamal should be aware when he is working with ABC
Building Material Suppliers (pvt) Ltd.
d) Evaluate application of financial laws and regulations including insider trading
legislation, company law, and employment legislation based on above scenario.
e) Describe the legal requirements on Law to protect and manage confidential data in the
Company and responsibilities for breach of confidentiality of data by Kamal. Illustrate
with examples and evaluate and analyze the consequences on imposing penalties on
non-compliance with the legal requirements.

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Methodology
Each student will prepare a report covering all aspects given in the assignment. The document
must be in the form of a word-processed report and can incorporate any sketches or diagrams
to illustrate the answer. The report must have an introduction, body and summary. The
document must contain all references according to the Harvard referencing system.
Learning outcomes and Assessment Criteria
Pass Merit Distinction
LO1 Discuss the legal context of a quantity surveyor
D1 Evaluate the legislative
requirements in maintaining a fair
and equal commercial operation P1 Describe the contractual
position of a quantity
surveyor
P2 Explain the legal
context of a quantity
surveyor working directly
for a client
M1Analyse the legislation
and regulations that a
quantity surveyor must
comply with in maintaining
a legally neutral position
LO2 Explain the management of confidential data
D2Analyse the consequences of a
data breach and the penalties
that may be incurred
P3 Describe the different
types of confidential data that
must be protected and
secured
P4 Illustrate the different
ways to avoid data breaches
M2 Evaluate a
contract in terms of
what data has to be
secured to comply
with appropriate data
protection laws
Plagiarism, Cheating and Collusion
Plagiarism, cheating or collusion is regarded as a serious
breach of the CSCT academic standards.
Students must carefully read the Academic Rules on Plagiarism, Cheating and
Collusion.
RULES WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED

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Grading
Opportunities
Assessment Criteria/Indicative Characteristic Evidence Achieved
(Y / N)
LO1
P1 Describe the contractual position of a quantity surveyor
P2 Explain the legal context of a quantity surveyor working
directly for a client
M1
Analyze the legislation and regulations that a quantity
surveyor must comply with in maintaining a legally neutral
position
D1 Evaluate the legislative requirements in
maintaining a fair and equal commercial operation
LO2
P3 Describe the different types of confidential data that must
be protected and secured
P4 Illustrate the different ways to avoid data
breaches
M2 Evaluate a contract in terms of what data has to be
secured to comply with appropriate data protection laws
D2 Analyse the consequences of a data breach and the
penalties that may be incurred
Assessor Comments
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

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Criteria Awarded Distinction (D) Merit (M) Pass (P)
Assessed by (name): Mr.Mahesh Abeynayake
Signature: Date Assessed :
Assessment has been internally verified for use.
Internal Verifier
Name : Ms.Darshani Amarabandhu
Signature : Date Verified :