Housing (Amendment) Act, 1952

Repeal of section 7 of Act of 1950.

21.—(1) Subsection (1) of section 7 of the Act of 1950 is hereby repealed.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall have and be deemed to have had effect as on and from 29th day of April, 1952, but the repeal of the said subsection shall not affect a grant under section 7 of the Act of 1950 in respect of a house if—

(a) where the grant is in respect of the erection of a house, the erection commenced before that date, or

(b) where the grant is in respect of the purchase of a house, the contract for the purchase of the house was completed before that date, and

(c) a scheme under section 7 of the Act of 1950 was duly adopted by the housing authority before the 1st day of April, 1952, and

(d) the grant is made under and in accordance with the said section 7.

(3) Where a person is aggrieved—

(a) by the refusal or failure of a housing authority to make a grant, or

(b) by the amount of a grant,

which, by virtue of subsection (2) of this section, could be or was made under section 7 of the Act of 1950, the person may appeal to the Minister who may direct the authority to make any grant to the person which the Minister thinks just and which could have been made by the authority under the said section and the authority shall comply with the direction.

(4) Subsection (2) of section 7 of the Act of 1950 shall cease to have effect as on and from the 1st day of January, 1953.