Housing Act, 1966
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Grants by Minister to housing authority in respect of works executed in pursuance of section 69 of Act. |
25.—(1) Where a repairs notice has been served under section 66 of this Act by a housing authority and the authority, in pursuance of section 69, have executed the works necessary to render the house fit for human habitation as respects the matter or matters specified in the notice, the Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance and subject to such regulations as may be made by the Minister for the purposes of this section, make, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, to the authority a grant of such amount as may be appropriate having regard to the following provisions of this section. | |
(2) In case the works consist of works other than the provision and installation of a private water supply or private sewerage facilities, a grant under this section shall not exceed— | ||
(a) an amount not exceeding in relation to each separate dwelling forming part of the house after the completion of the works; | ||
(i) in the case of a dwelling containing not more than three rooms, one hundred pounds, | ||
(ii) in the case of a dwelling containing four rooms, one hundred and twenty pounds, | ||
(iii) in the case of a dwelling containing five or more rooms, one hundred and forty pounds, or | ||
(b) one third of the cost of executing the works, | ||
whichever is the less. | ||
(3) In case the works consist of or include the provision and installation of a private water supply or private sewerage facilities, the Minister may make a grant under section 2 of the Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act, 1962 , to the housing authority in respect of the provision and installation. |