Pyrite Resolution Act 2013
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PART 4 Housing Agency | ||
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Functions of Housing Agency under this Act | ||
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21. (1) The Housing Agency shall, subject to the direction of the Board, secure pyrite remediation of certain dwellings affected by pyrite and, for that purpose, shall implement the pyrite remediation scheme. | ||
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) the Housing Agency shall— | ||
(a) satisfy itself regarding the professional qualifications of and compliance with regulatory requirements by competent persons engaged by the Housing Agency having regard to the function they shall perform under this Act, | ||
(b) engage competent persons (including contractors, consultants or advisers) as it considers necessary for the discharge of its functions under this Act, | ||
(c) pay competent persons who have been engaged by it under paragraph (b), | ||
(d) make recommendations to the decision maker under section 16 , and | ||
(e) furnish, at intervals not greater than 3 months, reports to the Board on the implementation by the Housing Agency of the pyrite remediation scheme. | ||
(3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) the Housing Agency may— | ||
(a) provide verification reports to the Board, | ||
(b) arrange for the testing and classification of dwellings, which are or may be affected by pyrite, in accordance with the standard for testing, | ||
(c) liaise and make arrangements with scheme participants in relation to the remediation of their dwellings and pay their vouched expenses, and | ||
(d) with the consent of the Board enter into an agreement with any person for the performance by the person, subject to such terms and conditions including payment (if any), of such functions conferred on the Housing Agency under this Act, as may be specified in the agreement and any functions referred to in such an agreement shall remain performable by the Housing Agency. | ||
(4) For the purposes of subsection (2)(c), no payment relating to the carrying out of pyrite remediation shall be made unless the Housing Agency is satisfied in relation to a dwelling, that the pyrite remediation is being, or as the case may be, has been carried out in accordance with the standard for remediation and with certification, as the Housing Agency considers necessary, to that effect. | ||
(5) The Housing Agency may pay to the members of the Board (including the Chairman) such remuneration and allowances for expenses as the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, may determine. | ||
(6) The Housing Agency shall have all such powers as are necessary or expedient for the performance of its functions under this Act. | ||
(7) The Housing Agency may perform any of its functions under this Act through or by any member of the staff of the Housing Agency duly authorised in that behalf by the Housing Agency. |