Housing Act, 1930

In short

This law, the Housing Act, 1930, amends previous housing acts from 1925 to 1929, primarily by adjusting provisions related to housing grants and the timeframe for house construction.

What it regulates

The definition of "person" in the Principal Act to include the Irish Sailors and Soldiers Land Trust.
The aggregate amount of grants that can be made under the Housing Acts.
The period during which the erection of houses must begin and be completed to qualify for grants.
Amendments to specific sections of the Housing Act, 1929.

Who it concerns

The Irish Sailors and Soldiers Land Trust.
Individuals or entities involved in the erection of houses seeking grants under the Housing Acts.

Key points

The Irish Sailors and Soldiers Land Trust is now included in the definition of "person" for the purpose of the Principal Act, allowing them to receive grants.
No grants will be given to the Irish Sailors and Soldiers Land Trust for houses started before this Act was passed.
The total amount of grants under the relevant Housing Acts cannot exceed one million, two hundred and fifty thousand pounds.
For a house to qualify for a grant, its erection must have begun after April 1st, 1929, and before April 1st, 1931, and be completed by October 31st, 1931, or within a Minister-approved extension not exceeding four months.

Legal text

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(1)So much of section 1 of the Principal Act as enacts that in that Act the word “person” does not include the Irish Sailors and Soldiers Land Trust is hereby repealed and in lieu thereof it is hereby enacted that the word “person” in the Principal Act includes the Irish Sailors and Soldiers Land Trust and that, subject to the provisions of the next sub-section of this section, the Principal Act shall be construed and have effect accordingly.

(2)No grant shall be made by the Minister under the Principal Act as amended by this Act to the Irish Sailors and Soldiers Land Trust in respect of any house the erection of which was begun before the passing of this Act. Amendment of section 3 of the Principal Act. 3.—Sub-section

(2)of section 3 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion therein, after the words “or in the next subsequent local financial year,” of the words “or in the local financial year ending on the 31st day of March 1932 ”. Increase of aggregate amount of grants. 4.—Sub-section

(4)of section 3 of the Principal Act is hereby repealed and in lieu thereof it is hereby enacted that the aggregate amount of grants made or to be made under section 3 of the Housing Act, 1925 (No. 12 of 1925), as amended by section 3 of the Housing Act, 1928 (No. 31 of 1928), together with the aggregate amount of grants made or to be made under section 3 of the Principal Act shall not exceed the sum of one million, two hundred and fifty thousand pounds. Period for erection of houses. 5.—The First Schedule to the Principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion therein of the following rule in lieu of rule 4 now contained therein, and the said Schedule and also section 2 of the Principal Act shall be construed and have effect accordingly, that is to say:— “4. The erection of a house shall have been begun after the 1st day of April, 1929 and before the 1st day of April, 1931 and shall have been completed on or before the 31st day of October, 1931, or within such further period not exceeding four months as the Minister in any particular case may allow.” Short title, citation, and construction. 6.—

(1)This Act may be cited as the Housing Act, 1930.

(2)The Housing Acts, 1925 and 1928, the Principal Act, and this Act may be cited together as the Housing Acts, 1925 to 1930.

(3)The Principal Act and this Act may be cited together as the Housing Acts, 1929 and 1930.

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