Housing and Labourers Act, 1937

Amendment of sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Principal Act.

3.—Sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Principal Act is hereby amended in the following respects and the said section shall be construed and have effect accordingly, that is to say:—

(a) by the insertion in paragraph (b) of the said sub-section (1) of the following sub-paragraph, in lieu of sub-paragraph (iv) now (by virtue of paragraph (b) of section 2 of the Housing (Financial and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Act, 1934 (No. 30 of 1934) ) contained in the said paragraph (b), that is to say:—

“(iv) forty-five pounds, if the erection of such house shall have been commenced on or after the 12th day of May, 1932, but before the 1st day of January, 1937, and shall have been completed before the 1st day of April, 1938;”

(b) the reference to the 1st day of April, 1935, contained in each of the paragraphs (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) and (i) of the said sub-section (1) shall be construed as a reference to the 1st day of April, 1939;

(c) the reference to the 1st day of April, 1938, set out in paragraph (b) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Housing Act, 1936 (No. 27 of 1936) shall be construed in all cases as a reference to the 1st day of October, 1938;

(d) by the substitution in sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (i) of the said sub-section (1) of the figures “800” for the figures “750” now contained in the said sub-paragraph (ii);

(e) by the insertion in paragraph (j) of the said sub-section (1) of the words and figures “before the 1st day of April, 1939” after the words “in respect of any house acquired” and after the words “repairing such house” now contained in the said paragraph (j).