Housing (Amendment) Act, 1950

Grants for reconstruction.

8.—(1) Where a person, occupying a house, applies to the housing authority for a grant for the reconstruction of the house, then, subject to the provisions of this section,—

(a) the housing authority may make a grant to him in respect of such reconstruction, and

(b) the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance and subject to the prescribed regulations, may also make, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, a grant in respect of such reconstruction.

(2) This section does not apply to a person who is an agricultural labourer within the meaning of the Labourers Acts or who derives his livelihood solely or mainly from the pursuit of agriculture.

(3) A grant may be made under this section only if—

(a) the house to be reconstructed is suitable for occupation by persons of the working classes, and

(b) the rateable valuation, or the aggregate of the rateable valuations, of any land or buildings occupied by the applicant does not exceed twelve pounds, and

(c) the Minister is satisfied that the proposed reconstruction is necessary in order to prolong the life of the house or to arrest or prevent deterioration or that it will substantially improve the amenities of the house.

(4) Subsections (2), (4), (6), (7) and (8) of section 5 of the Act of 1937, as amended, shall apply in respect of grants under this section as if those grants were grants under the said section 5.

(5) The Minister may make regulations for the purposes of this section.