Housing (Amendment) Act, 1944

Meaning of reconstruction.

3.—(1) In the Housing (Financial and Miscellaneous Provisions) Acts, 1932 to 1942, the word “reconstruction”, when used in relation to a house, means the carrying out of any structural alteration to the house, including the extension or enlargement thereof, or the carrying out of any other works in relation to the house which, in the opinion of the Minister, are reasonably necessary for the purpose of rendering it more suitable for human habitation, and cognate words, when so used, shall be construed accordingly.

(2) This section shall have and be deemed to have had effect as from the passing of the Principal Act.