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Housing (Gaeltacht) (Amendment) Act, 1949

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This law amends and extends previous Housing (Gaeltacht) Acts from 1929 and 1934, primarily by adjusting the financial limits for grants and loans related to housing in the Gaeltacht areas. It also repeals the Housing (Gaeltacht) (Amendment) Act, 1939.

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Housing (Gaeltacht) (Amendment) Act, 1949 Skip to content Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Gaeilge Léim go dtí an t-ábhar Séanadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach English Gaeilge English Produced by the Office of the Attorney General Táirgthe ag Oifig an Ard-Aighne Home Legislation Acts of the Oireachtas Statutory Instruments Pre-1922 Legislation Constitution External Resources Bills (Houses of the Oireachtas) Iris Oifigiúil / Official Gazette Revised Acts (LRC) Classified List of Legislation (LRC) Translations (acts.ie) Translations (Houses of the Oireachtas) Government Publications for Sale EU Law (EUR-Lex) FAQ Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Search Baile Reachtaíocht Achtanna an Oireachtais Ionstraimí Reachtúla Reachtaíocht Réamh-1922 Bunreacht Acmhainní Seachtracha Billí (Tithe an Oireachtais) Iris Oifigiúil Achtanna Athbhreithnithe (CAD) (An Coimisiún um Athchóiriú an Dlí) Liosta Rangaithe Reachtaíochta Aistriúcháin (achtanna.ie) Aistriúcháin (Tithe an Oireachtais) Foilseacháin Rialtais ar Díol Dlí AE (EUR-Lex) CCanna (Ceisteanna Coitianta) Séanadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach Cuardach TitleTeideal Year(s) or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile ActsAchtanna 1949 Housing (Gaeltacht) (Amendment) Act, 1949 Housing (Gaeltacht) (Amendment) Act, 1949 Permanent Page URL View by SectionAmharc de réir Ailt View Full ActAmharc ar an Acht Iomlán Bill History Stair Bille Commencement, Amendments, SIs made under the Act Tosach Feidhme, Leasuithe, IRí arna ndéanamh faoin Acht Print Full ActPriontáil an tAcht Iomlán Number 4 of 1949. HOUSING (GAELTACHT) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1949. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Interpretation. 2. Increase of aggregate amount of grants and loans. 3. Limitations on the amounts of grants. 4. Limitations on the amounts of loans. 5. Cessation of grants for poultry houses and piggeries. 6. Repeals. 7. Short title and collective citation. FIRST SCHEDULE SECOND SCHEDULE THIRD SCHEDULE Acts Referred to Housing (Gaeltacht) Act, 1929 No. 41 of 1929 Housing (Gaeltacht) (Amendment) Act, 1934 No. 29 of 1934 Number 4 of 1949. HOUSING (GAELTACHT) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1949. AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE HOUSING (GAELTACHT) ACT, 1929 , AND THE HOUSING (GAELTACHT) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1934 , AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO REPEAL THE HOUSING (GAELTACHT) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1939. [9th March, 1949.] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:— Interpretation. 1.—(1) In this Act— the expression “the Act of 1929” means the Housing (Gaeltacht) Act, 1929 (No. 41 of 1929); references to grants and loans are to grants and loans under the Act of 1929. (2) The Housing (Gaeltacht) Acts, 1929 and 1934, and this Act shall be construed as one. Increase of aggregate amount of grants and loans. 2.—The aggregate amount of grants and loans shall not exceed nine hundred thousand pounds. Limitations on the amounts of grants. 3.—(1) The amount of an individual grant towards any erection, improvement or extension commenced on or after the 1st day of November, 1947, shall not exceed— (a) in the case of a building grant—the appropriate sum specified in the First Schedule to this Act, (b) in the case of an improving grant—eighty pounds. (2) The amount of an individual grant towards the erection of a dwelling-house commenced on or after the 1st day of November, 1945, but not occupied on or before the 1st day of November, 1947, shall not exceed the appropriate sum specified in the Second Schedule to this Act. (3) Where— (a) an application for an individual grant towards the improvement or extension of a dwelling-house was made before the 1st day of November, 1947, and (b) the improvement or extension was commenced but not completed before that date, the amount of the grant shall not exceed sixty pounds. (4) The limitations imposed by subsection (2) of section 11 of the Act of 1929 and subsection (1) of section 3 of the Housing (Gaeltacht) (Amendment) Act, 1934 (No. 29 of 1934), on the amounts of grants shall not apply in any case to which this section applies. Limitations on the amounts of loans. 4.—A loan towards the erection of a new dwelling-house shall not exceed one hundred pounds and a loan towards the improvement or extension of a dwelling-house shall not exceed forty pounds. Cessation of grants for poultry-houses and piggeries. 5.—After the passing of this Act, no further grants shall be sanctioned under section 4 or section 5 of the Act of 1929. Repeals. 6.—The enactments mentioned in the second column of the Third Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule. Short title and collective citation. 7.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Housing (Gaeltacht) (Amendment) Act, 1949. (2) The Housing (Gaeltacht) Acts, 1929 and 1934, and this Act may be cited together as the Housing (Gaeltacht) Acts, 1929 to 1949. FIRST SCHEDULE. Grants in Respect of Dwelling-houses the Erection of which Commenced on or after 1st November, 1947. Section 3 (1). Person to whom grant may be made Where sewerage and piped water supply are not available Where sewerage and piped water supply are available Number of rooms in house Number of rooms in house 3 4 5 or more 3 4 5 or more Person erecting house for own occupation £ £ £ £ £ £ 150 200 250 200 250 300 SECOND SCHEDULE. Grants in Respect of Dwelling-houses the Erection of which Commenced on or after 1st November, 1945, but which were not Occupied on or before 1st November, 1947. Section 3 (2). Person to whom grant may be made Where sewerage and piped water supply are not available Where sewerage and piped water supply are available Number of rooms in house Number of rooms in house 3 4 5 or more 3 4 5 or more Person erecting house for own occupation £ £ £ £ £ £ 150 140 175 140 175 210 THIRD SCHEDULE. Enactments Repealed. Section 6. Number and Year Short Title Extent of Repeal No. 41 of 1929. Housing (Gaeltacht) Act, 1929 . Subsections (2) and (3) of section 7 . No. 29 of 1934. Housing (Gaeltacht) (Amendment) Act, 1934 . Subsection (2) of section 3 . No. 34 of 1939. Housing (Gaeltacht) (Amendment) Act, 1939 . The whole Act. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais

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