Housing (Improvement Grants) (Thatched Roofs) Regulations, 1990

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 300/1990

S.I. No. 300 of 1990.

HOUSING (IMPROVEMENT GRANTS) (THATCHED ROOFS) REGULATIONS, 1990.

The Minister for the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 5 of the Housing Act, 1966 (No. 21 of 1966) and section 5 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1979 , (No. 27 of 1979), with the consent of the Minister for Finance, hereby makes the following Regulations: 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Housing (Improvement Grants) (Thatched Roofs) Regulations, 1990. 2. (1) In the Regulations, any reference to a Schedule or article which is not otherwise identified is a reference to a Schedule or article of these Regulations.

(2) In these Regulations—

"the Act of 1979" means the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1979 ;

"approved cost", in relation to improvement works, means the cost estimated by the Minister to be the reasonable cost of carrying out such works or the actual cost of carrying them out, whichever is the lesser;

"house" and "improvement works" have the meanings respectively assigned to them by the Act of 1979;

"the Minister" means the Minister for the Environment;

"previous grant" means a grant paid under these Regulations or in respect of works which consisted of or included the renewal or repair of thatch under the Housing (Improvement Grants) Regulations, 1988 ( S.I. No. 261 of 1988 ) or by the Minister for the Gaeltacht;

"tax number", in relation to a person, means—

( a ) the Revenue and Social Insurance (RSI) Number stated on any certificate of tax-free allowances issued to that person by an inspector of taxes, not being a certificate issued to an employer in respect of an employee of that employer, or

( b ) the reference number stated on any return of income form or notice of assessment issued to that person by an inspector of taxes. 3. These Regulations shall apply to grants by the Minister under section 5 of the Act of 1979 to persons carrying out improvement works consisting of the renewal or repair of thatched roofs of houses where the application for such grant was received by the Minister after the 19th day of April, 1990. 4. A grant under these Regulations shall not exceed whichever of the following is the lesser—

( a ) two thirds of the approved cost of the works, or

( b ) £2,000, or, in the case of a house on an island specified in the Schedule, £3,000. 5. A grant under these Regulations shall not be paid unless—

( a ) prior to the commencement of the works...