Housing (New Houses) Regulations, 1950.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

num: 1
paragraphs: —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Housing (New Houses) Regulations, 1950.
(2) The Housing (New Houses) Regulations, 1948 ( S.I. No. 90 of 1948 ) and these Regulations shall be read and construed as one and may be cited together as the Housing (New Houses) Regulations, 1948 and 1950.
num: 2
paragraphs: In these Regulations :—
the expression " the Minister " means the Minister for Local Government ;
the expression " the Acts " means the Housing (Financial and Miscellaneous Provisions) Acts, 1932 to 1950 ;
the expression " the Principal Act " means the Housing (Financial and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1932 (No. 19 of 1932) ;
the expression " the Act of 1950 " means the Housing (Amendment) Act, 1950 (No. 25 of 1950) ;
the expression " the Regulations of 1948 " means the Housing (New Houses) Regulations, 1948 ( S.I. No. 90 of 1948 ) ;
the word " house " means a dwelling in respect of which a grant is applied for in accordance with these Regulations ;
the expression " appointed officer " means an officer appointed by the Minister for the purposes of the Acts.
num: 3
paragraphs: Articles 6 and 7 of the Regulations of 1948 are hereby revoked.
num: 4
paragraphs: The Regulations of 1948 are hereby amended by the substitution for Schedule 1 to the said Regulations of Schedule 1 to these Regulations.
num: 5
paragraphs: 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 a house shall be determined by the Minister and such determination shall be final.
PART II.
num: 6
paragraphs: This Part of these Regulations shall apply only to houses in respect of the purchase of which a grant is sought from the Minister under Section 6 of the Act of 1950.
num: 7
paragraphs: —(1) The conditions in respect of sites, aspect, planning, construction, sanitation and number per acre of houses set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations shall be the prescribed conditions under Rule 4 of the First Schedule to the Principal Act in relation to houses to which this Part of these Regulations applies.
(2) Any of the said conditions may be dispensed with by the Minister in any particular case where he is satisfied that circumstances exist which render rigid adherence to the conditions undesirable.
(3) In any case where the said conditions are not fully complied with the Minister may reduce the amount of the grant to such amount as he thinks fit.
num: 8
paragraphs: The plans published by the Minister under the Housing (Building Facilities) Act, 1924 (No. 14 of 1924), and such other plans as may from time to time be published by the Minister and placed on sale shall be prescribed plans under Rule 5 of the First Schedule to the Principal Act in relation to houses to which this Part of these Regulations applies.
num: 9
paragraphs: The date on which the construction of the foundations is begun shall be deemed to be the date on which the erection of a house to which this Part of these Regulations applies is commenced.
num: 10
paragraphs: The date of execution of the lease, conveyance or other instrument transferring to the purchaser of the house the interest of the vendor shall be deemed to be the date when the purchase of a house to which this Part of these Regulations applies is completed.
num: 11
paragraphs: Materials and appliances manufactured or produced in Ireland shall be used as far as possible in the erection of a house to which this Part of these Regulations applies.
num: 12
paragraphs: Where a house to which this Part of these Regulations applies contains or is connected with a shop or business premises, the appointed officer shall not grant a certificate of approval or a certificate of satisfactory completion in respect of the said house unless such shop or business premises has a distinct and separate entrance.
num: 13
paragraphs: No grant shall be payable in respect of a house to which this Part of these Regulations applies and for which a certificate of approvalor a certificate of satisfactory completion has been issued by the appointed officer unless the Minister is satisfied as to the accuracy of such certificate.
num: 14
paragraphs: Any person aggrieved by the neglect or refusal of an appointed officer to give a certificate required by this Part of these Regulations 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.
num: 15
paragraphs: The procedure set out in Schedule II to these Regulations shall be complied with by the person erecting or purchasing a house to which this Part of these Regulations applies and by the appointed officer.
num: 16
paragraphs: The forms set out in Schedule III to these Regulations or forms to like effect, varied as circumstances may require, shall be prescribed forms and shall be used for the purposes to which they are respectively expressed to be applicable in relation to houses to which this Part of these Regulations applies.
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Local Government this Third day of October One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty.
MICHAEL J. KEYES,
Minister for Local Government.
The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the foregoing Regulations.
P. McGILLIGAN,
Minister for Finance.