Planning and Development (Amendment) Act, 2002

Amendment of section 6 of Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2002.

19.Section 6 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2002 , is amended by inserting the following subsections after subsection (1):

“(1A) A body standing approved of for the purposes of section 6 of the Act of 1992 may acquire, build or cause to be built houses for sale by the body in accordance with this Part.

(1B) (a) References to a housing authority in this Part, other than in sections 7, 8, 10(3)(a)(i), 10(3)(d)(ii)(II) and 10(4)(a), include a body standing approved of for the purposes of section 6 of the Act of 1992.

(b) The reference in section 10(4)(b) to the sale of a house, where a shared ownership lease on such house is granted by a body referred to in subsection (1A), includes the sale of the interest of the lessee in the house.”.