Housing (Loan Charges Contributions) Regulations, 1959

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 87/1959
• Year: 1959

S.I. No. 87 of 1959.

HOUSING (LOAN CHARGES CONTRIBUTIONS) REGULATIONS, 1959.

The Minister for Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 14 of the Housing (Amendment) Act, 1958 (No. 27 of 1958), hereby makes the following regulations: — 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Housing (Loan Charges Contributions) Regulations, 1959. 2. In these Regulations —

" the Minister " means the Minister for Local Government

" the Act means " the Housing (Amendment) Act, 1958 (No. 27 of 1958) ;

" housing authority " means the Council of a County ;

" scheme " means a scheme approved by the Minister under article 4 of these Regulations for the provision of cottages or other housing accommodation. 3. A contribution under section 14 of the Act shall not be payable for a house in respect of which a grant has been or will be paid under section 24 of the Housing (Amendment) Act, 1952 , (No. 16 of 1952). 4.—(1) Cottages or other housing accommodation as respects which a contribution under section 14 of the Act is sought shall be :—

(a) provided in accordance with a scheme approved by the Minister ;

(b) completed in a proper and workmanlike manner in accordance with such plans and specifications as may be approved by the Minister ;

(c) open to inspection when required by an authorised officer of the Minister.

(2) In the construction of such cottages or other housing accommodation materials and appliances manufactured or produced in Ireland and conforming with the current standard quality for the particular work shall be used as far as possible. 5. The amount of any money borrowed by a housing authority in respect of a scheme shall for the purposes of section 14 of the Act be deemed to be whichever of the following amounts is the lesser —

(a) the amount of any money borrowed by the housing authority for the purpose of the scheme, or,

(b) an amount equal to the number of separate tenements provided under the scheme multiplied by —

(i) where each tenement is provided with a piped water supply and sewage disposal system, £1,500 ;

(ii) in any other case, £1,000. 6. Any contribution to annual loan charges payable to a housing authority by the Minister under section 14 of the Act shall be payable either in one sum or in instalments according as the Minister shall determine. 7. Unless the Minister in any case otherwise determines, a contribution to annual loan charges under section 14 of the Act in respect of a...