Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Act 2025

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Amendment of section 10 of Principal Act

5. Section 10 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by the deletion, in subsection (3), of “or, where applicable, the total amount of a remediation option grant and an ancillary grant referred to in subsection (1) and (2),”, and

(b) by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (4):

“(4A) The total amount which may be paid to a relevant owner under sections 18, 18A and 22 shall not exceed the amount referred to in subsection (3).

(4B) The designated local authority shall, before making a payment to a relevant owner under section 18, 18A or 22, as the case may be, review the total amount of payments made to the relevant owner under sections 18, 18A and 22 and the designated local authority shall, where necessary to comply with subsection (4A), reduce the amount of the remediation option grant, the increased grant or the ancillary grant, as the case may be.”.