S.I. No. 203/1984:

HOUSING REGULATIONS, 1980 (AMENDMENT) (No. 2) REGULATIONS, 1984.

HOUSING REGULATIONS, 1980 (AMENDMENT) (No. 2) REGULATIONS, 1984.

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 by section 4 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) (No. 2) Regulations, 1984.

2. In these Regulations--

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

3. Article 11 of the Regulations of 1980 is hereby amended by the substitution of the following paragraph (b) of subarticle (1)--

"(b) the person had not so occupied the house for more than one year prior to the date on which his application was received by the Minster, save in the case of a house (other than a house in a housing scheme of two or more houses) provided by the applicant on land owned by him for his own occupation, and"

4. Article 11 of the Regulations of 1980 is hereby amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (b) of sub-article (3)--

"(b) Where the person satisfies the Minster that it is or was not reasonably practicable to obtain such a certificate paragraph (b) of sub-article 11(1) may be disregarded, and there may be furnished in lieu thereof such other evidence as will satisfy the Minister that the grant may be paid".

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment this 1st day

of August, 1984.

LIAM KAVANAGH,

Minister for the Environment.

The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the foregoing Regulations.

GARRET FITZGERALD,

Minister for Finance.

Dated this 1st day of August, 1984

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These regulations revoke in the case of one-off houses the condition that the grant application be received by the Minister within one year of the date of occupation of the house and also provide that this 'one year rule' may be disregarded in certain circumstances in relation to the submission of tax certificates for the purpose of consideration of new house grant applications.