Housing Act, 1970

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SCHEDULE

Subsections added to Sections 15, 16 and 18 of Act of 1966

PART I

Subsections added to Section 15

(3) Grants under subsection (1) of this section shall not be made on or after the 1st day of October, 1969, save in respect of housesthe erection of which commenced before that day, and subsection (2) of this section shall accordingly apply in relation to those houses only.

(4) The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance and subject to such regulations as may be made by the Minister for the purposes of this section, make, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, to a person providing one or more than one house in respect of which a grant under any enactment (including this Act) has not been made, a grant of such amount as may be appropriate having regard to subsection (5) of this section if, but only if—

(a) the commencement of the erection of the house or each house occurs on or after the 1st day of October, 1969, and on or before the 31st day of December, 1970,

(b) the total area of all the floors of the house or each house when measured in the prescribed manner is neither less than three hundred and fifty square feet nor more than—

(i) in the case of a house in which sewerage facilities and a piped water supply are installed, fifteen hundred square feet,

(ii) in any other case, fourteen hundred square feet, and

(c) in case the house or each house is provided by a public utility society, the first occupier of the house or each house is a member of the society who occupies it as his normal place of residence.

(5) A grant under subsection (4) of this section in respect of a house shall not exceed the appropriate amount specified in the Table hereunder:

TABLE

Amount of Grant

	Where sewerage facilities and piped water supply cannot reasonably be provided				Where sewerage facilities and piped water supply are provided
Person to whom grant may be made by Minister under subsection (4) of this section	Total area in square feet of all floors of house when measured in prescribed manner				Total area in square feet of all floors of house when measured in prescribed manner
	350 or more, but less than 500	500 or more, but less than 800	800 or more, but less than 1,050	1,050 or more, but not exceeding 1,400	350 or more, but less than 500	500 or more, but less than 800	800 or more, but less than 1,050	1,050 or more, but less than 1,250	1,250 or more, but not exceeding 1,500
	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
Person (other than a public utility society) providing house	100	175	250	225	175	250	325	300	275
Public utility society providing house	110	185	260	235	185	260	335	310	285

(6) The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance and subject to such regulations as may be made by the Minister for the purposes of this section, make, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, to a person providing one or more than one house in respect of which a grant under any enactment (including this Act) has not been made, a grant of such amount as may be appropriate having regard to subsection (7) of this section if, but only if—

(a) the commencement of the erection of the house or each house occurs after the 31st day of December, 1970,

(b) the total area of all the floors of the house or each house when measured in the prescribed manner is neither less than thirty-five square metres nor more than one hundred and sixteen square metres, and

(c) in case the house or each house is provided by a public utility society, the first occupier of the house or each house is a member of the society who occupies it as his normal place of residence,

subject to the proviso that a grant shall not be made in respect of a house the use of which will, in the opinion of the Minister, be other than as a normal place of residence.

(7) A grant under subsection (6) of this section in respect of a house shall not exceed the appropriate amount specified in the Table hereunder:

TABLE

Amount of Grant

Person to whom grant may be made by Minister under subsection (6) of this section	Where sewerage facilities and piped water supply cannot reasonably be provided				Where sewerage facilities and piped water supply are provided
	Total area in square metres of all floors of house when measured in prescribed manner				Total area in square metres of all floors of house when measured in prescribed manner
	35 or more, but less than 45	45 or more, but less than 75	75 or more, but less than 100	100 or more, but not exceeding 116	35 or more, but less than 45	45 or more, but less than 75	75 or more, but less than 100	100 or more, but not exceeding 116
	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
Person (other than a public utility society) providing house	100	175	250	225	175	250	325	300
Public utility society providing house	110	185	260	235	185	260	335	310

PART II

Subsections added to Section 16

(5) (a) Subsection (1) of this section shall have effect, in a case in which there has been compliance with paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of this section, as if “in a rural area” were deleted.

(b) Grants under subsection (1) of this section shall not be made on or after the 1st day of October, 1969, save in respect of houses the erection of which commenced before that day, and subsections (2), (3) and (4) of this section shall accordingly apply in relation to those houses only.

(6) Subject to subsection (10) of this section, the Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance and subject to such regulations as may be made by the Minister for the purposes of this section, make, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, to a person providing (in a case in which there is compliance with the requirements of paragraph (a) of subsection (10) of this section) in any area or (in any other case) in a rural area, a house in respect of which a grant under any enactment (including this Act) has not been made, a grant of such amount as may be appropriate having regard to subsection (7) of this section if, but only if—

(a) the commencement of the erection of the house occurs on or after the 1st day of October, 1969, and on or before the 31st day of December, 1970,

(b) the total area of all the floors of the house when measured in the prescribed manner is neither less than three hundred and fifty square feet nor more than—

(i) in the case of a house in which sewerage facilities and a piped water supply are installed, fifteen hundred square feet,

(ii) in any other case, fourteen hundred square feet,

(c) the house is erected on a site other than a site in relation to which a contribution has been made by the Minister under section 44, 45 or 47 of this Act, and

(d) the house is occupied by the person as his normal place of residence or, in case the house is provided by a public utility society, the first occupier of the house is a member of the society who occupies it as his normal place of residence.

(7) A grant under subsection (6) of this section shall not exceed the appropriate amount specified in the Table hereunder:

TABLE

Amount of Grant

Person to whom grant may be made by Minister under subsection (6) of this section	Where sewerage facilities and piped water supply cannot reasonably be provided			Where sewerage facilities and piped water supply are provided
	Total area in square feet of all floors of house when measured in prescribed manner			Total area in square feet of all floors of house when measured in prescribed manner
	350 or more, but less than 500	500 or more, but less than 800	800 or more, but not exceeding 1,400	350 or more, but less than 500	500 or more, but less than 800	800 or more, but not exceeding 1,500
	£	£	£	£	£	£
1. Person (other than a public utility society) providing a house:
where the rateable valuation or the aggregate of the rateable valuations of the land and buildings occupied by the person—
(a) does not exceed £25	150	300	375	225	375	450
(b) exceeds £25 but does not exceed £40	125	250	325	200	325	400
(c) exceeds £40 but does not exceed £60	100	200	275	175	275	350
2. Public utility society providing a house of which the first occupier is a member of the society:
where the rateable valuation or the aggregate of the rateable valuations of the land and buildings occupied by the said first occupier—
(a) does not exceed £25	160	310	385	235	385	460
(b) exceeds £25 but does not exceed £40	135	260	335	210	335	410
(c) exceeds £40 but does not exceed £60	110	210	285	185	285	360

(8) Subject to subsection (10) of this section, the Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance and subject to such regulations as may be made by the Minister for the purposes of this section, make, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, to a person providing (in a case in which there is compliance with the requirements of paragraph (a) of subsection (10) of this section) in any area or (in any other case) in a rural area, a house in respect of which a grant under any enactment (including this Act) has not been made, a grant of such amount as may be appropriate having regard to subsection (9) of this section if, but only if—

(a) the commencement of the erection of the house occurs after the 31st day of December, 1970,

(b) the total area of all the floors of the house when measured in the prescribed manner is neither less than thirty-five square metres nor more than one hundred and sixteen square metres,

(c) the house is erected on a site other than a site in relation to which a contribution has been made by the Minister under section 44, 45 or 47 of this Act, and

(9) A grant under subsection (8) of this section shall not exceed the appropriate amount specified in the Table hereunder:

TABLE

Amount of Grant

Person to whom grant may be made by Minister under subsection (8) of this section	Where sewerage facilities and piped water supply cannot reasonably be provided			Where sewerage facilities and piped water supply are provided
	Total area in square metres of all floors of house when measured in prescribed manner			Total area in square metres of all floors of house when measured in prescribed manner
	35 or more, but less than 45	45 or more, but less than 75	75 or more, but not exceeding 116	35 or more, but less than 45	45 or more, but less than 75	75 or more, but not exceeding 116
	£	£	£	£	£	£
1. Person (other than a public utility society) providing a house:
where the rateable valuation or the aggregate of the rateable valuations of the land and buildings occupied by the person—
(a) does not exceed £25	150	300	375	225	375	450
(b) exceeds £25 but does not exceed £40	125	250	325	200	325	400
(c) exceeds £40 but does not exceed £60	100	200	275	175	275	350
2. Public utility society providing a house of which the first occupier is a member of the society:
where the rateable valuation or the aggregate of the rateable valuations of the land and buildings occupied by the said first occupier—
(a) does not exceed £25	160	310	385	235	385	460
(b) exceeds £25 but does not exceed £40	135	260	335	210	335	410
(c) exceeds £40 but does not exceed £60	110	210	285	185	285	360

(10) Grants under subsection (6) or subsection (8) of this section shall be made only if, in the opinion of the Minister, the person providing the house or, in case the house is provided by a public utility society, the first occupier of the house complies with the requirements of either paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of this subsection, namely, that:

(a) the said person or occupier is in need of housing and derives his livelihood solely or mainly from the pursuit of agriculture and the rateable valuation, or the aggregate of the rateable valuations, of the land (if any) and buildings occupied by him does not exceed sixty pounds,

(b) the said person or occupier is ordinarily resident in a rural area and either so resides in an overcrowded house or in a house unfit for human habitation, or is in need of housing on medical, compassionate or other similar grounds and the circumstances of the person or occupier are such that he could not provide a house for his own occupation without the aid of a grant under this section.

PART III

Subsections added to section 18

(4) Grants under subsection (1) of this section shall not be made on or after the 1st day of October, 1969, save in respect of buildings the erection of which commenced before that day, and subsection (2) of this section shall accordingly apply in relation to those buildings only.

(5) The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance and subject to such regulations as may be made by the Minister for the purposes of this section, make, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, to a person in respect of the erection of separate, self-contained flats or maisonettes in a building, a grant of such amount as may be appropriate having regard to subsection (6) of this section, if, but only if—

(a) the commencement of the erection of the building occurs on or after the 1st day of October, 1969, and on or before the 31st day of December, 1970,

(b) the total area of all the floors of the flat or maisonette, as the case may be, when measured in the prescribed manner, is neither less than two hundred and fifty square feet, nor more than fifteen hundred square feet.

(6) A grant under subsection (5) of this section shall not in relation to each flat or maisonette exceed the appropriate amount specified in the Table hereunder:

TABLE

Amount of Grant

Description of flat or maisonette	Total area in square feet of all floors of flat or maisonette when measured in prescribed manner
Description of flat or maisonette	250 or more, but less than 500	500 or more, but less than 800	800 or more, but less than 1,050	1,050 or more, but less than 1,250	1,250 or more, but not exceeding 1,500
	£	£	£	£	£
1. A separate, self-contained flat or maisonette in a building of six or more storeys in which a lift is installed	225	300	375	350	325
2. A separate, self-contained flat or maisonette in a building of less than six storeys	175	250	325	300	275

(7) The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance and subject to such regulations as may be made by the Minister for the purposes of this section, make, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, to a person in respect of the erection of separate, self-contained flats or maisonettes in a building, a grant of such amount as may be appropriate having regard to subsection (8) of this section, if, but only if—

(a) the commencement of the erection of the building occurs after the 31st day of December, 1970, and

(b) the total area of all the floors of the flat or maisonette, as the case may be, when measured in the prescribed manner, is neither less than twenty-five square metres, nor more than one hundred and sixteen square metres,

subject to the proviso that a grant shall not be made in respect of a flat or maisonette the use of which will, in the opinion of the Minister, be other than as a normal place of residence.

(8) A grant under subsection (7) of this section shall not in relation to each flat or maisonette exceed the appropriate amount specified in the Table hereunder:

TABLE

Amount of Grant

Description of flat or maisonette	Total area in square metres of all floors of flat or maisonette when measured in prescribed manner
Description of flat or maisonette	25 or more, but less than 45	45 or more, but less than 75	75 or more, but less than 100	100 or more, but not exceeding 116
	£	£	£	£
1. A separate, self-contained flat or maisonette in a building of six or more storeys in which a lift is installed	225	300	375	350
2. A separate, self-contained flat or maisonette in a building of less than six storeys	175	250	325	300

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Housing Act, 1970

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