S.I. No. 517/2002 -- Housing (New House Grant Etc.) Regulations, 1990 (Amendment) Regulations, 2002
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HOUSING (NEW HOUSE GRANT ETC.) REGULATIONS, 1990 (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2002 |
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HOUSING (NEW HOUSE GRANT ETC.) REGULATIONS, 1990 (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2002 |
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The Minister for the Environment and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 5 of the Housing Act, 1966 (No. 21 of 1966) , as amended by section 24 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992 ( section 4 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1979 ( No. 27 of 1979 ), as amended by section 25 of the Housing Act, 1988 ( No. 28 of 1988 ), with the consent of the Minister for Finance, hereby makes the following Regulations: 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Housing (New House Grant etc.) Regulations, 1990 (Amendment) Regulations, 2002. 2. The following article is hereby substituted for article 4 of the Housing (New House Grant etc.) Regulations, 1990 ( S.I. No. 34 of 1990 ). |
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“4. (1) This part shall apply to grants by the Minister under section 4 of the Act of 1979, as amended by the Act of 1988, for the provision of new houses. |
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(2) A grant under this part shall not be paid other than in cases where |
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(a) an application for payment of a grant is |
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(i) approved prior to 14 November 2002; or |
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(ii) received by the Minister for the Environment and Local Government on or before 14 November 2002, or |
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(b) (i) where a contract to purchase or a contract to build is entered into on or before 14 November 2002; or |
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(ii) in the case of a “self build” house, where the foundations are poured on or before 14 November 2002; and |
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an application for payment of a grant under (b) above is received by the Minister for the Environment and Local Government on or before 4 December 2002. |
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(c) In all cases covered by (a) and (b) above a new house, the subject of a grant application, must be completed and occupied and an application for payment of a grant received by the Minister for the Environment and Local Government on or before 13 November 2003.” |
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The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the foregoing Regulations. |
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Explanatory Note |
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(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation). |
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These regulations provide for the payment of new house grants in certain circumstances where the conditions of the scheme are satisfied, following the abolition of the new house grant scheme. |