In short
This law, the Housing Act, 1928, repeals the Housing Act, 1926, and amends the Housing Act, 1925, primarily concerning the total amount of grants available and the deadlines for building or rebuilding houses.
What it regulates
- The total amount of grants that can be given under the Housing Act, 1925.
- The definition of "erection" to include "reconstruction" in certain sections of the Housing Act, 1925.
- The timeframes for starting and completing the erection or reconstruction of houses to qualify for grants.
- Reductions in grants if completion of a house is delayed beyond a specific date.
Who it concerns
- Individuals or entities receiving grants under the Housing Act, 1925.
- The Minister who oversees housing grants.
Key points
- The Housing Act, 1926, is repealed.
- The total amount of grants under the Housing Act, 1925, cannot exceed Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds.
- Erection or reconstruction of a house must have begun after the passing of the Housing Act, 1925, and not later than April 1st, 1929.
- Completion of a house must be before October 18th, 1929, or within a further period not exceeding four months if allowed by the Minister.
- If completion is delayed beyond October 18th, 1929, the grant will be reduced by one-tenth for every month of delay, unless the Minister directs otherwise.
đ Legal text
Housing Act, 1928
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Number 31 of 1928.
HOUSING ACT, 1928.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
1.
The Principal Act.
2.
Repeal.
3.
Aggregate amount of grants under the Principal Act.
4.
Amendment of section 6 of the Principal Act.
5.
Extension of time for erection, etc., of houses.
6.
Short title and citation.
Acts Referred to
Housing Act, 1925
No. 12 of 1925
Housing Act, 1926
No. 31 of 1926
Number 31 of 1928.
HOUSING ACT, 1928.
AN ACT TO REPEAL THE
HOUSING ACT, 1926
, AND IN LIEU THEREOF TO AMEND THE
HOUSING ACT, 1925
, IN RESPECT OF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF GRANTS UNDER THAT ACT AND IN RESPECT OF THE TIME LIMITED BY THAT ACT FOR THE ERECTION OR RECONSTRUCTION OF HOUSES TO WHICH THAT ACT APPLIES AND IN OTHER RESPECTS CONSEQUENTIAL ON THE REPEAL OF THE SAID
HOUSING ACT, 1926
. [30th November, 1928.]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS OF SAORSTĂT EIREANN AS FOLLOWS:â
The Principal Act.
1.âIn this Act the expression âthe Principal Actâ means the
Housing Act, 1925
(No. 12 of 1925).
Repeal.
2.âThe
Housing Act, 1926
(No. 31 of 1926), is hereby repealed.
Aggregate amount of grants under the Principal Act.
3.âThe aggregate amount of the grants to be made under
section 3
of the Principal Act shall not exceed the sum of Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds.
Amendment of section 6 of the Principal Act.
4.â
Section 6
of the Principal Act shall be construed and have effect and shall be deemed always to have had effect as if the words âor reconstructionâ were inserted in the first clause of sub-section (1) thereof immediately after the words âassist the erectionâ now contained in that clause.
Extension of time for erection, etc., of houses.
5.â(1) The Principal Act shall be construed and have effect and be deemed always to have had effect as if the following rule were inserted in the First Schedule to that Act in lieu of the rule 5 now contained in that Schedule, that is to say:â
â5. The erection or reconstruction of a house shall have been begun after the passing of this Act and not later than the 1st day of April, 1929, and shall have been completed before the 18th day of October, 1929, or within such further period not exceeding four months from the said 18th day of October, 1929, as the Minister in any particular case may allow.â
(2) The Principal Act shall be construed and have effect and be deemed always to have had effect as if the following note were inserted at the end of Part I of the Second Schedule to that Act in lieu of the note now contained in that Part of that Schedule, that is to say:â
âNote:âWhere, in the case of a house to which this Act applies, the erection or reconstruction is not completed before the 18th day of October, 1929, and the time for such completion is extended, the grant shall, unless the Minister otherwise directs, be reduced by one-tenth for every month between the said 18th day of October, 1929, and the date of actual completion of the erection or re-construction.â
Short title and citation.
6.âThis Act may be cited as the Housing Act, 1928, and the Principal Act and this Act may be cited together as the Housing Acts, 1925 and 1928.
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