2006 Code of Virginia § 59.1-505.5 - Performance by delegate; subcontract
59.1-505.5. Performance by delegate; subcontract.
(a) A party may perform its contractual duties or exercise its contractualrights through a delegate or a subcontract unless:
(1) the contract prohibits delegation or subcontracting; or
(2) the other party has a substantial interest in having the originalpromisor perform or control the performance.
(b) Delegating or subcontracting performance does not relieve the delegatingparty of a duty to perform or of liability for breach.
(c) An attempted delegation that violates a term prohibiting delegation isnot effective.
(2000, cc. 101, 996.)
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