Housing Regulations, 1980 (Amendment) Regulations, 1992.

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Year: 1992
• Citation: IR SI 30/1992

S.I. No. 30 of 1992.

HOUSING REGULATIONS, 1980 (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1992.

The Minister for the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 5 and 39 of the Housing Act, 1966 (No. 21 of 1966) and by section 8 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 Regulations, 1980 (Amendment) Regulations, 1992. 2. In these Regulations—

"the Regulations of 1980" means the Housing Regulations, 1980 ( S.I. No. 296 of 1980 );

"the Regulations of 1982" means the Housing Regulations, 1980 (Amendment) Regulations, 1982 ( S.I. No. 177 of 1982 );

"the Regulations of 1985" means the Housing Regulations, 1980 (Amendment) Regulations, 1985 ( S.I. No. 223 of 1985 );

"the Regulations of 1986" means the Housing Regulations, 1980 (Amendment) Regulations, 1986 ( S.I. No. 386 of 1986 );

"the Regulations of 1987" means the Housing Regulations, 1980 (Amendment) Regulations, 1987 ( S.I. No. 301 of 1987 );

"certificate of authorisation", in relation to a person, means a certificate of authorisation issued to that person by the Revenue Commissioners pursuant to the Finance Act, 1970 (No. 14 of 1970) as amended by the Finance Act, 1976 (No. 16 of 1976);

"tax reference number", means—

( a ) in the case of a person paying income tax under PAYE, the Revenue and Social Insurance (RSI) Number stated on any determination of tax-free allowances issued to that person by an inspector of taxes, or

( b ) in the case of a self-employed person or a company, the reference number stated on any return of income form or notice of assessment issued to that person or company by an inspector of taxes. 3. Article 31 of the Regulations of 1980 (as substituted by the Regulations of 1982 and amended by the Regulations of 1985 and the Regulations of 1986) is hereby amended by the substitution for the Table to the article of the following Table:

" TABLE

Reference Number Period Amount of Loan Island in Second Schedule Any Other Case (1) (2) (3) (4) £ £ 1 On or after the 1st day of September, 1978 and before the 6th day of February, 1979. 9,000 9,000 2 On or after the 6th day of February, 1979, and before the 1st day of February, 1980. 10,000 9,000 3 On or after the 1st day of February, 1980 and before the 10th day of April, 1981. 13,000 12,000 4 On or after the 10th day of April, 1981, and before the 1st day of February, 1984. 15,000 14,000 5 On or after the 1st day of February, 1984, and before the 5th day of June, 1986. 17,000 16,000 6 On or after the 5th day of June, 1986, and before the 14th day of February, 1991. 22,000 21,000 7 On or after the 14th day of February, 1991. 26,000 25,000

" 4. In the case of a loan—

( a ) for the construction of a house the foundations of which were not completed before the 14th day of February, 1991,

( b ) for the acquisition of a house the contract for the acquisition of which was not made before the 14th day of February, 1991,

( c ) for the carrying out of improvement works to a house where the works commenced on or after the 14th day of February, 1991,

where the housing authority are satisfied that the spouse, if any, of the borrower or any person cohabiting as husband or wife, as the case may be, with the borrower, or any joint borrower or borrowers, did not earn an income in the income tax year immediately preceding the date of the application for the loan, the amount of the income (£10,000) specified in column (3) at reference number (4) in column (1) of the Table to articles 32 and 53 of the Regulations of 1980 (as substituted...