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Timestamp: 2019-11-21 03:43:38
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Matched Legal Cases: ['art 15', 'art 4', 'art 10', 'art 4', 'art 15', 'art 4', 'art 4', 'art 4', 'art 4', 'art 4', 'art 4', 'art 4', 'art 4', 'art 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art 4', 'art 4', 'art 1', 'art 4', 'art 4', 'art. 2', 'art. 2']

“ the Act of 1979” means the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1979;
F1 [ “ Central Bank “ means the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland; ]
“ housing authority” has the meaning assigned to it by section 23 ;
“ the Housing Finance Agency plc” means the company formerly known as the Housing Finance Agency which was established under section 2 of the Housing Finance Agency Act, 1981;
F2 [ “ improvement notice “ has the meaning given to it by section 18A ; ]
“ improvement works” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(1) of the Act of 1979;
F3 [ “ local authority “ means a local authority for the purposes of the Local Government Act 2001 (as amended by the Local Government Reform Act 2014); ]
“ the Principal Act” means the Housing Act, 1966;
F2 [ “ prohibition notice “ has the meaning given to it by section 18B ; ]
“ shared ownership lease” has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 .
Inserted (1.05.2003) by Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Act 2003 (12/2003), s. 35(1) and sch. 1 part 15, S.I. No. 160 of 2003.
Inserted (1.12.2009) by Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (22/2009), s. 8 and sch. 2 part 4 item 1, S.I. No. 449 of 2009.
4.— (1) Subject to such regulations as may be made by the Minister for the purposes of this section—
( a) a housing authority may pay a subsidy towards the rent of a house leased to a person under a shared ownership lease, and
( b) the Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas—
F6 [ (i) pay a subsidy to a housing authority towards the rent of a house leased to a person under a shared ownership lease by the authority or an approved body, as the case may be, ]
( j) the conditions under which the subsidy may be paid;
( k) requirements in relation to the payment under any enactment (including this Act) of any other grant, subsidy or assistance in respect of a house concerned.
Substituted (24.12.2002) by Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2002 (32/2002), s. 18, commenced on enactment.
Power pursuant to section exercised (30.12.2005) by Housing (Rent Subsidy) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 915 of 2005).
5.— (1) Subject to this section and in accordance with such terms and conditions as may, from time to time, be determined for the purposes of this section by the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Finance, a housing authority may with the consent of the owner carry out, or arrange to have carried out, works of improvement or adaptation to a house not owned by them for one or more of the following purposes:
( a) rendering the house fit for human habitation;
( b) relieving overcrowding;
( c) rendering the house more suitable for the accommodation of occupants of the house.
F7 [ ( a ) who has been assessed under section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 as being qualified for social housing support, but only if by exercising those functions the authority is satisfied that the person ’ s need for such support will be met or obviated, or ]
( b) who is in occupation of a house which was provided or which is or was owned by a housing authority and the authority exercising their functions under this section are satisfied that he will provide them or another housing authority with vacant possession of it by surrendering the tenancy or by conveying it with or without compensation.
(6) An order under subsection (5) shall be deemed to be a F8 [ legal mortgage under Part 10 of the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 ], and the authority shall be the mortgagee for the purposes of F8 [ that Act ] and shall accordingly have, in relation to every such order, all the powers conferred by F8 [ that Act ] on mortagees under mortgages made by deed.
(8) An order under subsection (5) affecting land which is registered land within the meaning of the Registration of Title Act, 1964, shall be registrable as a burden affecting such land whether the person named in such order as the owner of the land is or is not registered under the said Act as the owner of such land.
( a) provide for such matters as he considers necessary for the purpose of giving effect to this section, and
( b) make different provisions in relation to—
( b) in case the house is one in respect of which a subsidy has been paid under section 11 of the Act of 1979, the person conveying the house shall not be required to refund the subsidy, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in a transfer order under section 90 of the Principal Act.
Substituted (1.04.2011) by Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (22/2009), s. 8 and sch. 2 part 4 item 2, S.I. No. 83 of 2011.
8. — F11 [ … ]
Repealed (13.03.2008) by Finance Act 2008 (3/2008), s. 121, commenced on enactment as respects instruments executed on or after enactment as per subs. (2).
9.— (1) ( a) A housing authority shall, within one year of the commencement of this section, draw up and adopt a written statement of their policy (in this section referred to as a “ policy under this section”) for the effective performance of their functions under section 58(1) of the Principal Act.
( b) A housing authority may, from time to time as they think fit, review their policy under this section and make in it any amendments, or draw up and adopt a new written statement of their policy, as they consider proper.
( c) In drawing up and adopting or amending a policy under this section a housing authority shall have regard to such matters as the Minister may from time to time direct.
( a) shall specify—
( b) may include provisions relating to all or any one or more of the following:
(4) Regulations under this section may, in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2), make provision in relation to all or any one or more of the following:
( a) the constitution and composition of a designated body;
( b) the procedures of a designated body;
( c) the terms and conditions of a delegation;
( d) the form of an agreement between a housing authority and a designated body in relation to a delegation;
( e) the class or classes of dwellings in respect of which a delegation may be made;
( f) the monitoring by a housing authority of activities being carried out by a designated body under a delegation, including the inspection by the authority of dwellings;
( g) the provision by a designated body of periodic reports and accounts on its activities to a housing authority;
( h) the auditing of the annual accounts of a designated body.
“ designated body” means an association, council, committee or other body whether corporate or unincorporate, which is—
( a) (i) established by and represents residents of an area within which are located dwellings that are to be the subject of a delegation under this section, or
( b) declared by the authority by resolution to be a designated body for the purposes of this section;
“ dwellings” includes any building or other land to which section 58 of the Principal Act applies and any works or services provided by the housing authority which are ancillary to or otherwise relate to the dwellings concerned.
Repealed by Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (22/2009), s. 7 and sch. 1 item 3, not commenced as of date of revision, subject to transitional provisions in s. 96.
Prospective affecting provision: section repealed by Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (22/2009), s. 7 and sch. 1 item 3, not commenced as of date of revision, subject to transitional provisions in s. 96.
9. — F12 [ … ]
Substituted (11.09.1998) by Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 (33/1998), s. 32(a), S.I. No. 328 of 1998.
Substituted (27.06.2002) by Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 (9/2002), s. 21, S.I. No. 329 of 2002.
Substituted (11.09.1998) by Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 (33/1998), s. 32(b), S.I. No. 328 of 1998.
Substituted (11.09.1998) by Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 (33/1998), s. 32(c), S.I. No. 328 of 1998.
Deleted (1.05.2003) by Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Act 2003 (12/2003), s. 35(1) and sch. 1 part 15 item 2, S.I. No. 160 of 2003.
14.— (1) A housing authority or the Housing Finance Agency plc may, with the consent of the Minister, or, where the Minister so directs, shall, on such terms and conditions as may be approved of by the Minister and the Minister for Finance, transfer, sell or assign some or all of the mortgages held by the authority or the Agency, as the case may be, in respect of loans made under the Housing Acts, 1966 to 1992, or the Housing Finance Agency Acts, 1981 to 1992.
(2) The proceeds of the transfer, sale or assignment of mortgages by a housing authority or the Housing Finance Agency plc under this section shall be used for such purposes as the Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, direct.
15.— (1) Subject to this section, the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, may, by order, vest debt due to the Local Loans Fund by a housing authority in the Housing Finance Agency plc.
( a) shall be expressed and shall operate to vest on the date specified therein debt of an amount specified therein without any further conveyance or transfer, and
( b) may be expressed to apply to all or any part of the debt of any particular housing authority, any such part being determined by reference to such matters as the Minister considers appropriate.
(7) In this section “ debt” means amounts outstanding on moneys advanced out of the Local Loans Fund under section 4 of the Local Loans Fund Act, 1935, to a housing authority for the purposes of making loans to persons for the acquisition, construction or improvement of houses.
16.— (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a notice by a landlord or a tenant to the other of termination of the tenancy of a house let for rent or other valuable consideration shall not be valid unless it is in writing and is served not less than four weeks before the date on which it is to take effect.
( a) to the tenancy of a house let to a person in connection with his continuance in any office, appointment or employment,
( b) to the tenancy of a house let bona fide for the temporary convenience of or to meet a temporary necessity of the landlord or the tenant,
( c) to a tenancy conferring on the tenant the right to occupy a house for a holiday, or
( d) to such other class or classes of tenancies as may be prescribed for the purposes of this section by the Minister.
Application of section restricted (1.09.2004) by Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (27/2004), s. 193(e), S.I. No. 505 of 2004.
( e) section 16 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992 .
17.— (1) The Minister may make regulations requiring the landlord of a house let for rent or other valuable consideration to provide the tenant of such a house with a rent book or other documentation to the like effect (in this section referred to as “ other documentation”).
( a) the class or classes of houses or tenancies in respect of which rent books or other documentation shall be provided;
( b) the particulars to be contained in a rent book or other documentation, including information relating to—
( c) the manner in which payments of rent are recorded or acknowledged;
( d) requirements regarding the proper use of a rent book or other documentation;
( e) such other matters as the Minister considers necessary.
(3) A person authorised by a housing authority for the purposes of this section may, in relation to a house to which regulations under this section apply—
( a) require the tenant to furnish or cause to be furnished to him at a specified time and place such document (if any) purporting to be the rent book or other documentation provided by the landlord;
( b) at all reasonable times enter and inspect the house as respects any particulars required by the regulations to be contained in the rent book or other documentation;
( c) require the landlord to furnish or cause to be furnished to him at a specified time and place the landlord's books, documents or other records (whether legible or in a machine readable form) relating to the house and the tenancy thereof.
Power pursuant to section exercised (8.07.2010) by Housing (Rent Books) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 357 of 2010).
Power pursuant to section exercised (24.11.2004) by Housing (Rent Books) Regulations 1993 (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 751 of 2004).
Power pursuant to section exercised (1.09.1993) by Housing (Rent Books) Regulations, 1993 (S.I. No. 146 of 1993), in effect as per reg. 2.
18.— (1) The Minister may make regulations prescribing standards for houses (including any common areas F18 [ … ]) let F19 [ or available for letting ] for rent or other valuable consideration and it shall be the duty of the landlord of such a house to ensure that the house complies with the requirements of such regulations.
(3) F20 [ … ]
(4) F20 [ … ]
(5) F20 [ … ]
(6) F20 [ … ]
( a) the class or classes of houses or tenancies in respect of which the prescribed standards shall apply;
( b) the maintenance of the house F21 [ and any common areas ] in a proper state of structural repair and in good general repair;
( c) the quality and condition of the accommodation, any common areas, furnishings and appliances;
( d) ventilation and lighting;
( e) water supplies, sanitary facilities and drainage;
( f) facilities for heating and cooking;
( g) facilities for the storage and the preparation of F22 [ food; ]
F23 [ ( h ) fire safety. ]
F24 [ (8) For the purposes of subsection (7)(b) ‘ a proper state of structural repair ’ means sound, internally and externally, with roof, roofing tiles and slates, windows, floors, ceilings, walls, stairs, doors, skirting boards, fascia, tiles on any floor, ceiling and wall, gutters, down pipes, fittings, furnishings, gardens and common areas maintained in good condition and repair and not defective due to dampness or otherwise. ]
F25 [ (9) In this section and sections 18A and 18B —
‘ common areas ’ means common areas, works and services that are appurtenant to houses and enjoyed therewith and that are in the ownership or under the control of the landlord;
‘ landlord ’ means the person for the time being entitled to receive (otherwise than as agent for another person) the rent paid in respect of a house by the tenant thereof;
‘ tenancy ’ includes a periodic tenancy and a tenancy for a fixed term, whether oral or in writing or implied;
‘ tenant ’ means the person for the time being entitled to the occupation of a house under a tenancy. ]
Deleted (1.12.2009) by Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (22/2009), s. 8 and sch. 2 part 4 item 3(a)(i), S.I. No. 449 of 2009.
Inserted (1.12.2009) by Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (22/2009), s. 8 and sch. 2 part 4 item 3(a)(ii), S.I. No. 449 of 2009.
Deleted (1.12.2009) by Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (22/2009), s. 8 and sch. 2 part 4 item 3(b), S.I. No. 449 of 2009.
Inserted (1.12.2009) by Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (22/2009), s. 8 and sch. 2 part 4 item 3(c), S.I. No. 449 of 2009.
Substituted (1.12.2009) by Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (22/2009), s. 8 and sch. 2 part 4 item 3(d)(i), S.I. No. 449 of 2009.
Inserted (1.12.2009) by Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (22/2009), s. 8 and sch. 2 part 4 item 3(d)(ii), S.I. No. 449 of 2009.
Substituted (1.12.2009) by Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (22/2009), s. 8 and sch. 2 part 4 item 3(e), S.I. No. 449 of 2009.
Inserted (1.12.2009) by Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (22/2009), s. 8 and sch. 2 part 4 item 3(f), S.I. No. 449 of 2009.
Power pursuant to section exercised (1.05.2019) by Housing (Standards For Rented Houses) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 137 of 2019), in effect as per reg. 1(2).
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to section exercised (1.07.2017) by Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 17 of 2017), in effect as per reg. 1(2); revoked (1.05.2019) by Housing (Standards For Rented Houses) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 137 of 2019), reg. 14, in effect as per reg. 1(2).
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to section exercised (1.12.2009) by Housing (Standards For Rented Houses) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 462 of 2009), in effect as per reg. 1(b); revoked (1.07.2017) by Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 17 of 2017), reg. 14, in effect as per reg. 1(2).
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to section exercised (1.02.2009 and 1.02.2013) by Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 534 of 2008), in effect as per reg. 2; revoked (1.07.2017) by Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 17 of 2017), reg. 14, in effect as per reg. 1(2).
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to section exercised (1.01.1994 and 1.01.1998) by Housing (Standards For Rented Houses) Regulations 1993 (S.I. No. 147 of 1993), in effect as per reg. 2, revoked (1.02.2009 and 1.02.2013) by Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 534 of 2008), reg. 14, in effect as per reg. 2.
F26 [ Improvement notice.
18A. — (1) Where, in the opinion of a housing authority, a landlord is contravening or has contravened a requirement of a regulation made under section 18 , the authority may give notice in writing (in this Act referred to as an “ improvement notice ” ) to the landlord of the house concerned.
( a ) state that the housing authority is of the opinion referred to in subsection (1) ,
( b ) state the reasons for that opinion,
( c ) identify the provision of the regulation concerned in respect of which that opinion is held,
( d ) direct the landlord to remedy the contravention within the period specified in the notice commencing on the date specified therein, which date shall not be earlier than the end of the period within which an objection may be submitted under subsection (6) ,
( e ) include information regarding the submission of an objection and the making of an appeal in relation to the notice, specifying —
(iii) the address of the housing authority for the purpose of submitting an objection under subsection (6) or notifying the authority of an appeal under subsection (7) , as the case may be,
( f ) contain a statement that if an objection is not submitted in accordance with subsection (6) and within the period specified in that subsection then —
( g ) be signed and dated by the housing authority.
(4) Where an improvement notice is given under subsection (1) , the housing authority shall give a copy to the tenant of the house concerned.
(5) ( a ) A landlord to whom an improvement notice has been given who is of the opinion that the improvement notice has been complied with shall, before the expiration of the period specified in the notice for the purpose of subsection (2)(d) , confirm in writing to the housing authority that the matters referred to in the notice have been so remedied and shall give a copy of the confirmation to the tenant.
( b ) Where a landlord confirms to the housing authority in accordance with paragraph (a) that the matters referred to in the improvement notice have been remedied, the housing authority, on being satisfied that the matters have been so remedied, shall, within 28 days of receiving such confirmation, give notice in writing to the landlord of compliance with the improvement notice and shall give a copy of the notice to the tenant.
( c ) The notice under paragraph (b) does not preclude any inspection which the housing authority considers necessary in relation to the house concerned or the service of a further improvement notice which the authority may consider necessary.
(7) ( a ) The landlord may, no later than 14 days after the decision under subsection (6) is notified by the housing authority to him or her, appeal the decision to a judge of the District Court in the district court district in which the notice was served.
( d ) In determining an appeal under paragraph (a) , the judge of the District Court may confirm, vary or cancel the improvement notice if he or she considers it reasonable to do so.
( a ) the day after the day on which the notice is confirmed or varied;
( b ) the day after the objection is withdrawn by the landlord;
( c ) the date specified in the notice.
( a ) the day after the day on which the notice is confirmed or varied on appeal;
( b ) the day after the appeal is withdrawn by the landlord;
( a ) withdraw an improvement notice at any time, or
( b ) where no objection is submitted or appeal made or pending, extend the date specified in the notice for the purposes of subsection (2)(d) .
(12) Withdrawal of an improvement notice under subsection (11) does not prevent the giving of another improvement notice, whether in respect of the same matter or a different matter. ]
19.— No distress shall be levied for the rent (including rent-charge) of any premises let solely as a dwelling.
F30 [ Regulations in respect of fees payable to the housing authority
20A. The Minister may make regulations requiring the landlord of a house, let for rent or other valuable consideration to pay to the housing authority such annual or other fee as may be prescribed in relation to the functions of the authority under section 17, 18 or 20 . ]
Inserted (1.07.1994) by Local Government Act 1994 (8/1994), s. 4(2) and sch. 2, S.I. No. 171 of 1994.
The section heading is taken from the subject matter of the section in the absence of one included in the amendment.
21.— It shall be lawful for a member of the Garda Síochána or a person in Holy Orders or a regular minister of any religious denomination or community to take and receive a statutory declaration for the purposes of any provision of or under the Housing Acts, 1966 to 1992.
22.— (1) The granting of assistance by the Minister or a housing authority in respect of a house shall not imply any warranty on the part of the Minister or the authority, as the case may be, in relation to the state of repair or condition of the house or its fitness for human habitation.
( a) in the case of the Minister, the payment of a grant, subsidy or recoupment in respect of the house in accordance with a provision of or under the Housing Acts, 1966 to 1992,
( b) in the case of a housing authority, the making of a loan, the granting of a shared ownership lease, the provision of assistance or the payment of a grant or subsidy in respect of the house in accordance with a provision of or under the Housing Acts, 1966 to 1992, or the carrying out of works to the house in accordance with section 5 .
23. — F31 [ (1) A reference in the Housing Acts 1966 to 2014 to a housing authority is a reference to a local authority and references to the functional area of a housing authority shall be construed accordingly; ]
(2) F32 [ … ]
(3) ( a) The Minister may, by order, as respects any function of a housing authority within the meaning of subsection (1) F33 [ … ] which he considers could be performed more effectively or appropriately by a local authority, other than the housing authority concerned, transfer the function to the said local authority.
( b) In relation to a housing authority to whom a function is transferred in accordance with paragraph (a), an order under this subsection shall specify whether the authority shall, as respects the functional area of the authority from whom the function is transferred, perform the function separately from or as one with the functional area of the first mentioned authority.
( c) An order under this subsection may make provision in relation to the charging of expenses in relation to a function transferred pursuant to paragraph (a).
(4) The Principal Act is hereby amended by the deletion of the definition of “ housing authority” in subsection (1) of section 2.
F34 [ (5) F35 [ … ] ]
Inserted (27.06.2002) by Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 (9/2002), s. 16(b), S.I. No. 329 of 2002.
Deleted (1.06.2014) by Local Government Reform Act 2014 (1/2014), s. 5(3) and sch. 2 part 1, S.I. 214 of 2014.
Application of subs. (3) extended (11.09.1998) by Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 (33/1998), s. 5(2), S.I. No. 328 of 1998.
Power pursuant to subs. (3) exercised (19.05.2004) by Housing (Transfer of Functions) (No. 2) Order 1993 (Amendment) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 218 of 2004).
Power pursuant to subs. (3) exercised (1.08.1995) by Housing (Transfer of Functions) (No. 2) Order 1995 (S.I. No. 187 of 1995), in effect as per art. 2.
Power pursuant to subs. (3) exercised (1.03.1995) by Housing (Transfer of Functions) Order 1995 (S.I. No. 36 of 1995), in effect as per art. 2.
Power pursuant to subs. (3) exercised (1.10.1993) by Housing (Transfer of Functions) (No. 2) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 284 of 1993), in effect as per art. 2.
Power pursuant to subs. (3) exercised (15.06.1993) by Housing (Transfer of Functions) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 153 of 1993).
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to subs. (3) exercised (1.01.2009) by Housing (Transfer of Functions) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 582 of 2008), in effect as per art. 2; revoked (1.01.2018) by Housing (Rebuilding Ireland Home Loans) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 25 of 2018), reg. 15(1) and sch. item 1, in effect as per reg. 1(2), subject to transitional provisions in reg. 15(2).
Previous affecting provision: subs. (1) substituted (27.06.2002) by Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 (9/2002), s. 16(a), S.I. No. 329 of 2002; substituted (1.02.2010) by Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (22/2009), s. 8 and sch. 2 part 4 item 5, S.I. No. 540 of 2009; substituted as per F-note above.
Previous affecting provision: subs. (2) substituted (27.06.2002) by Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 (9/2002), s. 16(a), S.I. No. 329 of 2002; substituted (1.02.2010) by Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (22/2009), s. 8 and sch. 2 part 4 item 5, S.I. No. 540 of 2009; deleted as per F-note above.
Previous affecting provision: subs. (2)(a) deleted (1.01.1994) by Local Government (Dublin) Act 1993 (31/1993), s. 4 and sch. 1 part 1, S.I. No. 400 of 1993.
24.— Section 5 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (4) (inserted by the Act of 1979) of the following:
( a) the appointment by the Minister of a housing authority to discharge specified functions relating to the making of a grant, subsidy or assistance by the Minister under the Housing Acts, 1966 to 1992, as respects their functional area and the functional area of such other housing authority as the Minister may specify;
( b) the charging of expenses incurred by a housing authority by virtue of paragraph (a);
( c) a requirement that the Minister or the housing authority, as the case may be, shall be furnished with prescribed particulars relating to the tax affairs of—
25.— Section 89 of the Principal Act is hereby amended—
( a) by the substitution for the definition of “ dwelling” therein of the following:
“‘ dwelling’ means a dwelling provided by a housing authority under this Act of which they are the owner and includes any shop, outoffice, yard, garden or other land appurtenant thereto or usually enjoyed therewith;”,
( b) by the insertion of the following definitions before the definition of “ special condition”:
“‘ purchase money’, in relation to a dwelling, means—
( a) the purchase price of the dwelling after taking into account any reduction in the price as a result of any discount or other allowance made by the housing authority concerned, and
( b) any interest payable on the amount determined in accordance with paragraph ( a) of this definition;
‘ purchaser’ means the person (including a housing authority) to whom a sale is made and includes a successor in title of that person and the personal representative of that person or successor in title;
‘ sell’, in relation to a dwelling, means to sell or exchange a freehold or leasehold estate or interest, and cognate words shall be construed accordingly;”.
27.— Section 15 of the Act of 1988 is hereby amended by the substitution for paragraph ( b) of subsection (2) of the following:
“( b) insofar as they relate to the payment of a grant or subsidy under subsection (1)( f), make provision in relation to all or any one or more of the following:
28.— Section 20 of the Act of 1988 is hereby amended by the insertion after subsection (1) of the following:
“(1A) ( a) In respect of the provision of dwellings under section 56 of the Principal Act, a housing authority shall, within one year of the commencement of the commencement of section 28 or the Housing ( Miscellaneous Provisions)Act, 1992, draw up and adopt a written statement of their policy (in this section referred to as a ‘ policy under this section’) to counteract undue segregation in housing between people of different social backgrounds.
( d) The adoption of a policy under this section or an amendment to any such policy shall be a reserved function.”.
29.— The Housing Finance Agency Act, 1981, is hereby amended—
( a) by the substitution for section 5 (as amended by the Housing Finance Agency (Amendment) Act, 1988) of the following:
( a) a housing authority to be used by them for any purpose authorised by or under the Housing Acts, 1966 to 1992, or
( b) the National Building Agency Limited (being the body so referred to in the National Building Agency Limited Act, 1963) for use by them for any lawful purpose in connection with the provision or improvement of housing or services related thereto or in substitution for funds borrowed by them for such purposes and still outstanding.”,
( b) by the substitution in subsection (3) of section 10 (as amended by the Housing Finance Agency (Amendment) Act, 1988) of “ £1,500,000,000” for “£1,000,000,000”.
30.— Section 29 of the Building Societies Act, 1989, is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (3) of the following:
“(3) Subject to section 30, a society shall not, save where it acts as an insurance intermediary within the meaning of the Insurance Act, 1989, carry on insurance business otherwise than by a subsidiary or other associated body of the society.”.
31.— Article 2 (as amended by the Housing Act, 1970) of the Third Schedule to the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of “ £15,000” for “two thousand pounds” in paragraphs ( a), ( b), ( c) and ( h) and the substitution of “ £40,000” for “five thousand pounds” in paragraph ( g).
32.— The provisions of section 6 of the Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act, 1980, shall apply in respect of—
( b) housing accommodation provided after the commencement of this section for letting by a body standing approved of for the purposes of section 6 ,
34. — F37 [ (1) Any person who —
( a ) by act or omission, obstructs an authorised person in the lawful exercise of the powers conferred by, or contravenes a provision of, or a regulation made under, section 17, 18 or 20 , or
( b ) fails to comply with an improvement notice, or
( c ) re-lets a house in breach of a prohibition notice,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding € 5,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both and if the obstruction, contravention, failure to comply or re-letting is continued after conviction the person shall be guilty of a further offence on every day on which the obstruction, contravention, failure to comply or re-letting continues and for each such offence shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding € 400. ]
F38 [ (3) Where a person is convicted of an offence under this Act, the court shall, unless it is satisfied that there are special and substantial reasons for not doing so, order the person to pay to the housing authority, the costs and expenses, measured by the court, incurred by the housing authority in relation to the investigation, detection and prosecution of the offence. ]
Substituted (1.12.2009) by Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (22/2009), s. 8 and sch. 2 part 4 item 6(a), S.I. No. 449 of 2009.
Inserted (1.12.2009) by Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (22/2009), s. 8 and sch. 2 part 4 item 6(b), S.I. No. 449 of 2009.
Previous affecting provisions: subs. (1) amended (11.09.1998) by Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 (33/1998), s. 33, S.I. No. 328 of 1998; substituted (1.09.2004) by Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (27/2004), s. 201, S.I. No. 505 of 2004; substituted as per F-note above.
35.— Where—
( a) a subsidy, being a subsidy specified in section 4 or 7 , has been paid by the Minister or a housing authority or a recoupment, being a recoupment specified in section 4, 5 or 7 , has been made by the Minister to a housing authority, on or after the 14th day of February, 1991, but before the commencement of section 4, 5 or 7 , as the case may be, and
( b) the subsidy or recoupment would have been valid and effectual if it had been paid or made after such commencement,
36.— The expenses of the council of a county in relation to the performance of a function under the Housing Acts, 1966 to 1992, shall be charged—
( a) in case the function is performed separately in respect of a county health district, on that county health district,
( b) in case the function is performed as one in respect of a combined area of a county health district and one, or more than one, borough or urban district in the county, on such combined area,
( c) in case the function is the subject of an order under section 23 , pursuant to the provisions of such order.
38.— (1) This Act may be cited as the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992.
(3) The Housing Finance Agency Acts, 1981 to 1988, this subsection and sections 14, 15 and 29 may be cited together as the Housing Finance Agency Acts, 1981 to 1992, and shall be construed together as one Act.
(4) The Building Societies Act, 1989, this subsection and section 30 may be cited together as the Building Societies Acts, 1989 and 1992, and shall be construed together as one Act.
Power pursuant to subs. (5) exercised (1.01.1994) by Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992 (Commencement) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 145 of 1993), art. 2.
2. Section 37 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992, and the Schedule to that Act, shall, insofar as they relate to the repeal of section 70 of the Housing Act, 1966 (No. 21 of 1966), come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1994.
Power pursuant to subs. (5) exercised (1.09.1992) by Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992 (Commencement) Order 1992 (S.I. No. 223 of 1992), art. 2.
2. The Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992, except insofar as section 37 and the Schedule relate to the repeal of section 70 of the Housing Act, 1966 (No. 21 of 1966), shall come into operation on the 1st day of September, 1992.
Sections 8, 33, 37, 39, 43, 48, 59, 70, 110 and 114.
Housing Act, 1970.
Sections 8, 15, 17 and 19.
Housing (Private Rented Dwellings) Act, 1982.
Part III ( sections 24 to 27).
Housing Act, 1988.
Section 5 and subsections (1) and (2) of section 17.
Building Societies Act, 1989.
Subsection (6) of section 18.