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Housing Act, 1928

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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.

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Housing Act, 1928 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 1928 Housing Act, 1928 Housing Act, 1928 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 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 SAORSTÁT EIREANN AS FOLLOWS:— The Principal Act. 1.—In this Act the expression “the Principal Act” means the Housing Act, 1925 (No. 12 of 1925). Repeal. 2.—The Housing Act, 1926 (No. 31 of 1926), is hereby repealed. Aggregate amount of grants under the Principal Act. 3.—The 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.— 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 “or reconstruction” were inserted in the first clause of sub-section (1) thereof immediately after the words “assist the erection” now contained in that clause. Extension of time for erection, etc., of houses. 5.—(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:— “5. 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.” (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:— “Note:—Where, 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.” Short title and citation. 6.—This 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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