S.I. No. 200/1954:

HOUSING (REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT WORKS) REGULATIONS, 1954.

HOUSING (REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT WORKS) REGULATIONS, 1954.

The Minister for Local Government in exercise of the powers vested in him by section 12 of the Housing (Amendment) Act, 1954 (No. 16 of 1954) hereby makes the following Regulations:--

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Housing (Repair and Improvement Works) Regulations, 1954.

2. In these Regulations--

" the Minister " means the Minister for Local Government ;

" the Act " means the Housing (Amendment) Act, 1954 (No. 16 of 1954) ;

" house " means a house in respect of which a grant is applied for under section 12 of the act ;

" housing authority " means the housing authority in whose area the house is situate.

3. The procedure set out in Schedule I to these Regulations shall be complied with by the housing authority and by the applicant for a grant under section 12 of the act.

4. The forms set out in Schedule II to these Regulations or forms to the like effect varied as circumstances may require, shall be prescribed forms and shall be used for the purposes for which they are respectively expressed to be applicable.

5. Materials and appliances manufactured or produced in Ireland shall be used as far as possible in the execution of repair works or improvement works on a house.

6. Any person aggrieved by the neglect or refusal of a housing authority to give a certificate that a house is suitable for repair or improvement may appeal to the Minister and on such appeal the Minister may, as he shall think proper, give or refuse such certificate and the decision of the Minister on such appeal shall be final.

7. On receipt of an application for payment of a grant in the Form H in Schedule II hereto, the Minister may, if satisfied that the requirements of section 12 of the act and these Regulations have been complied with, make a grant under section 12 of the act to the person entitled thereto and shall notify the housing authority of the making of the grant.

8. Any doubt, dispute or question which may arise as to the interpretation of these Regulations and as to the making or the amount of a grant in respect of any works on a house shall be determined by the Minister and such determination shall be final.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Local Government this thirteenth day of September, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty-four.

PATRICK O'DONNELL,

Minister for Local Government.

The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the foregoing Regulations.

Dated this 18th day of September, 1954.

GERARD SWEETMAN,

Minister for Finance.

SCHEDULE I.

PROCEDURE.

1. A person proposing to execute repair works or improvement works on a house shall submit to the housing authority the following documents :--

(a) a description of the works to be executed with a sketch plan of any structural alterations or additions proposed ;

(b) a specification showing how the proposed works are to be executed ;

(c) a detailed estimate of the cost of the works (excluding the cost of any decoration and the cost of any works in respect of which a grant is sought under section 7 of the Housing (Amendment) Act, 1952 ) ;

(d) a statement of the number of separate dwellings to be provided in the house after the execution of the works and of the number of rooms in each dwelling, the nature and floor area of each room, the nature and extent of existing and proposed sanitary accommodation and water supply and paving and drainage of courts, yards or passages ;

(e) an undertaking in writing that throughout the execution of the works, rates of wages will be paid and conditions of labour observed at least as advantageous to the persons employed in executing the works as the appropriate rates of wages and conditions of labour generally recognised from time to time by trade unions in the area during the period beginning with the commencement of and ending with the completion of the works.

2. On receipt of the foregoing documents, the housing authority shall cause the documents to be examined and the house to be inspected. If after examination and inspection a certificate in the terms of Form G in Schedule II hereto can be given, the said certificate shall be completed by the housing authority and forwarded with the aforementioned documents to the Minister.

3. If on receipt of the said documents the Minister is satisfied that the house and the proposed works comply with the requirements of section 12 of the act and these Regulations, he shall notify the applicant of the amount of the grant which he will be prepared to make in respect of the execution of the works referred to in the said documents.

4. When the works have been completed, application for payment of the grant shall be made to the Minister in Form H in Schedule II hereto.

SCHEDULE II.

FORMS.

FORM G. No............................

HOUSING (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1954 .

HOUSING (REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT WORKS) REGULATIONS, 1954.

CERTIFICATE OF HOUSING AUTHORITY IN RESPECT OF PROPOSE D REPAIR OR IMPROVEMENT WORKS.

Name of Applicant : ............................................................ ............................................................ ................................

Address : ............................................................ ............................................................ ...................................................

(Use Block Letters)

Locality and Description of House : ............................................................ ............................................................ ....

Location of Separate Dwelling within House : ............................................................ .............................................

Estimated Cost : £....................................................... Grant : £............................................................ ....................

I.*I certify that the execution of the proposed works on the house referred to above has been required by a notice served under section 19 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1931 . A copy of the notice is attached.

II. *I certify that the house referred to above :

(a) is occupied/suitable for occupation by persons of the working classes/agricultural labourers, and

(b) is suitable for repair/improvement, and

(c) is/is likely to become by reason of structural/sanitary defects dangerous or injurious to health, or

(d) that the proposed works are necessary for the purpose of rendering the house more suitable for human habitation.

The plans, specification and method of repair or improvement proposed have been approved by the housing authority.

The estimated cost does not include the cost of any decoration or of any works for which a grant under section 7 of the Housing (Amendment) Act, 1952 , has been sought.

Subject to the conditions on the back of this certificate the applicant appears to be eligible for the grant.

Date : ............................................................ .......... Signed : ............................................................ ..........................

(On behalf of Housing Authority).

*Delete as required.

To the Minister for Local Government. 

Form H.

I have completed the works referred to above and hereby claim payment of the Grant of £........................................................ provisionally allocated.

The works have been completed in accordance with the provisions of section 12 of the above Act and of the above Regulations and subject to the conditions set out on the back of this form.

Full Signature ........................................ (Applicant).

Address ............................................................ .....

(In Block Letters)

CONDITIONS.

(1) This certificate will become invalid if the works are not begun within six months from the date thereof and if it is then desired to proceed with the application, the certificate must be sent to the Minister for Local Government for renewal, together with details of the reasons for the delay in commencement.

(2) The works when completed must be certified by a duly authorised officer of the Minister to have been completed in a satisfactory and efficient manner.

(3) Notwithstanding the issue of any certificate, payment of a grant will not be made until the Minister has satisfied himself as to the accuracy of the certificate.

(4) The works shall be open to inspection by any duly authorised officer of the Minister at any reasonable time before the grant is paid.

(5) Materials and appliances manufactured or produced in Ireland shall be used as far as possible in the execution of the works and the materials and appliances shall conform with the current standard quality for the particular work.

(6) Throughout the execution of the works, rates of wages and conditions of labour generally recognised by trade unions in the area shall be paid and observed.