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Housing (Gaeltacht) (Amendment) Act, 1934

In short

This law amends and expands the Housing (Gaeltacht) Act, 1929, primarily by increasing the total amount of money available for housing grants and loans, and by changing the maximum amounts for individual grants.

What it regulates

Who it concerns

Key points

* Ninety pounds for properties with a rateable value not exceeding five pounds.

* Eighty-five pounds for properties with a rateable value exceeding five pounds but not exceeding ten pounds.

* Eighty pounds in all other cases.

📄 Legal text
Housing (Gaeltacht) (Amendment) Act, 1934 Skip to content Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Gaeilge LĂ©im go dtĂ­ an t-ĂĄbhar SĂ©anadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach English Gaeilge English Produced by the Office of the Attorney General TĂĄirgthe 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 OifigiĂșil / 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 ReachtaĂ­ocht Achtanna an Oireachtais IonstraimĂ­ ReachtĂșla ReachtaĂ­ocht RĂ©amh-1922 Bunreacht AcmhainnĂ­ Seachtracha BillĂ­ (Tithe an Oireachtais) Iris OifigiĂșil Achtanna Athbhreithnithe (CAD) (An CoimisiĂșn um AthchĂłiriĂș an DlĂ­) Liosta Rangaithe ReachtaĂ­ochta AistriĂșchĂĄin (achtanna.ie) AistriĂșchĂĄin (Tithe an Oireachtais) FoilseachĂĄin Rialtais ar DĂ­ol DlĂ­ AE (EUR-Lex) CCanna (Ceisteanna Coitianta) SĂ©anadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach Cuardach TitleTeideal Year(s) or rangeBliain nĂł blianta nĂł raon TypeCineĂĄl All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile ActsAchtanna 1934 Housing (Gaeltacht) (Amendment) Act, 1934 Housing (Gaeltacht) (Amendment) Act, 1934 Permanent Page URL View by SectionAmharc de rĂ©ir Ailt View Full ActAmharc ar an Acht IomlĂĄn Bill History Stair Bille Commencement, Amendments, SIs made under the Act Tosach Feidhme, Leasuithe, IRĂ­ arna ndĂ©anamh faoin Acht Print Full ActPriontĂĄil an tAcht IomlĂĄn Number 29 of 1934. HOUSING (GAELTACHT) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1934. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. The Principal Act. 2. Increase of aggregate amount of grants and loans. 3. Alteration of maximum amounts of building grants and loans. 4. Restriction of Principal Act to Irish-speaking households. 5. Repeal of restriction on application of available moneys. 6. Repeal of the Housing (Gaeltacht) (Amendment) Act, 1931. 7. Short title and citation. Acts Referred to Housing (Gaeltacht) Act, 1929 No. 41 of 1929 Housing (Gaeltacht) (Amendment) Act, 1931 No. 53 of 1931 Number 29 of 1934. HOUSING (GAELTACHT) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1934. AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE HOUSING (GAELTACHT) ACT, 1929 , AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO REPEAL THE HOUSING (GAELTACHT) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1931 . [20th July, 1934.] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS OF SAORSTÁT EIREANN AS FOLLOWS:— The Principal Act. 1.—(1) In this Act, the expression “the Principal Act” means the Housing (Gaeltacht) Act, 1929 (No. 41 of 1929). (2) Every word or expression to which a particular meaning is given by the Principal Act for the purposes of that Act has in this Act the meaning so given to it. Increase of aggregate amount of grants and loans. 2.—Sub-section (1) of section 11 of the Principal Act is hereby repealed and in lieu thereof it is hereby enacted that the aggregate amount of the grants and loans to be made under the Principal Act shall not exceed the sum of six hundred and fifty thousand pounds. Alteration of maximum amounts of building grants and loans. 3.—(1) Paragraph (a) of sub-section (2) of section 11 of the Principal Act is hereby repealed and in lieu thereof it is hereby enacted that the amount of an individual building grant made under the Principal Act shall not exceed— (a) in the case of a building grant made to the occupier of a dwelling-house where the rateable value (as stated in the valuation lists under the Valuation Acts) or the aggregate of the rateable values (as so stated) of such dwelling-house and all other (if any) land and premises held by such occupier does not exceed five pounds—the sum of ninety pounds, and (b) in the case of a building grant made to the occupier of a dwelling-house where the rateable value (as so stated) or the aggregate of the rateable values (as so stated) of such dwelling-house and all other (if any) land and premises held by such occupier exceeds five pounds but does not exceed ten pounds—the sum of eighty-five pounds, and (c) in every other case—the sum of eighty pounds. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) of section 8 of the Principal Act, the aggregate amount of a building grant and the loan made under the Principal Act in amplification of such building grant shall not exceed the sum of one hundred and sixty pounds. Restriction of Principal Act to Irish-speaking households. 4.—Notwithstanding anything contained in the Principal Act, grants and loans under that Act shall be made only to the occupiers of dwelling-houses in which the Irish language is habitually used as the home language of the household, and accordingly so much of sub-section (3) of section 11 of the Principal Act as requires the Minister to give a preference to the occupiers of such dwelling-houses shall cease to have effect. Repeal of restriction on application of available moneys. 5.—Sub-section (4) of section 11 of the Principal Act is hereby repealed. Repeal of the Housing (Gaeltacht) (Amendment) Act, 1931. 6.—The Housing (Gaeltacht) (Amendment) Act, 1931 (No. 53 of 1931) is hereby repealed. Short title and citation. 7.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Housing (Gaeltacht) (Amendment) Act, 1934. (2) The Principal Act and this Act may be cited together as the Housing (Gaeltacht) Acts, 1929 and 1934. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License RĂĄiteas PrĂ­obhĂĄideachais Inrochtaineacht AitheantĂłir Eorpach ReachtaĂ­ochta (ELI) CeadĂșnas SonraĂ­ Oscailte Liosta FianĂĄn © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. AtĂĄirgtear ĂĄbhar faoi ChĂłipcheart le cead Ăł Thithe an Oireachtais

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