17Enforcement by beneficiary

1. The obligation imposed on a promisor by section 12 may be enforced by the beneficiary as if the beneficiary were a party to the deed or contract.

2. Relief in respect of the promise may not be refused on the ground—

3. that the beneficiary is not a party to the deed or contract in which the promise is contained; or
4. that, as against the promisor, the beneficiary is a volunteer.

5. In subsection (2), relief includes damages, specific performance, or an injunction.

Compare

• s 8