Housing (Amendment) Act, 1952

Definitions.

2.—In this Act—

“the Act of 1932” means the Housing (Financial and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1932 (No. 19 of 1932);

“the Act of 1948” means the Housing (Amendment) Act, 1948 (No. 1 of 1948);

“the Act of 1950” means the Housing (Amendment) Act, 1950 (No. 25 of 1950);

“farmer” means a person who derives his livelihood solely or mainly from the pursuit of agriculture;

“housing authority” means in the case of—

(a) a county health district, the council of the county in which such county health district is situate;

(b) a county or other borough, the corporation of such county or other borough, and

(c) an urban district, the council of such urban district;

“the Housing of the Working Classes Acts” means the Housing of the Working Classes Acts, 1890 to 1950, as amended by this Act;

“the Labourers Acts” means the Labourers Acts, 1883 to 1950, as amended by this Act;

“the Minister” means the Minister for Local Government;

“relevant grant” means a grant made, on or after the 29th day of April, 1952, under section 16 of the Act of 1948 or section 6 of the Act of 1950, as amended by this Act, or section 7 of this Act or section 3 of the Housing (Gaeltacht) Act, 1929 (No. 41 of 1929), as amended by any subsequent enactment (being an improving grant), or a grant made, in whole or in part, after the 1st day of August, 1950, under the said section 3 (being a building grant), and for the purposes of this definition, a grant (other than a building grant under the said section 3) shall be deemed to have been made on the date on which the first instalment thereof was paid.