# NEC3 Option Y(UK)3

**URL:** <https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec3-option-y-uk-3/3807>\
**Category:** Secondary X, W and Y options\
**Created:** [30 August 2016 17:42 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec3-option-y-uk-3/3807 "2016-08-30T17:42:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/reachback.builtintelligence.com/system/32/1709_2.png) [@system](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [30 August 2016 17:42 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec3-option-y-uk-3/3807/1 "2016-08-30T17:42:09Z")

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If an employer is not a third party under provisions of the Y(UK)3 option, does that imply that the employer has an automatic right to enforce any term(s) of a subcontract???

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**Author:** ![Glenn\_Hide](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/reachback.builtintelligence.com/glenn_hide/32/476_2.png) [@Glenn\_Hide](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/u/Glenn_Hide)\
**Post date:** [18 September 2016 21:49 UTC](https://reachback.builtintelligence.com/t/nec3-option-y-uk-3/3807/2 "2016-09-18T21:49:30Z")

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No I believe the opposite is true. Unless a third Party is named under Y(UK)3 then they have no rights under the contract further down the line.