S.I. No. 80/1932 - The Housing (New Houses) Order, 1932.

1. No expense or liability shall be incurred by an urban authority in or in connection with the making of grants under the Act except in pursuance of a scheme for such grants (in these regulations called a "scheme") which has been adopted by the urban authority and approved by the Minister under these regulations.

2. No scheme shall be prepared by an urban authority except in pursuance of a resolution of such urban authority.

3. When an urban authority have prepared a scheme in pursuance of a resolution they shall submit the same to the Minister for approval.

4. The Minister may approve any scheme submitted to him as aforesaid with or without such modifications as he may deem desirable.

5. The scheme shall set out clearly:—

(

a

) The nature and amount of the grant to be made in respect of any house;

(

b

) the total estimated expenditure involved;

(

c

) the quantity and value of any land in the urban authority's possession which it is proposed to apply to the purposes of the scheme;

(

d

) the purposes for which any land included in the scheme was originally acquired;

(

e

) the quantity and value of any land proposed to be acquired by the urban authority for the purposes of the scheme;

(

f

) the sources from which it is proposed to defray the expenditure involved, and, if it is proposed to borrow, the loan terms;

(

g

) the maximum number of houses in respect of which grants are to be made.

6. The allocation of grants shall in every case be provisional until the public utility society has obtained the approval of the Minister to its proposal.

7. In every case where the grant is in whole or in part in the form of a grant of money, payments of instalments of such grant may be made in proportion to the amounts paid from time to time by the Minister, but only on receipt of official notifications of payments by the Minister, and if for any reason the Minister refuses or reduces a grant, or any instalment thereof, in respect of a house, the urban authority shall refuse or reduce proportionately the local grant or any instalment thereof in respect of such house.

8.—(1) In any case where the grant is in whole or in part in the form of a grant of land, the public utility society shall enter into a contract to purchase the land at the full market value, and the contract shall contain:—

(

a

) a covenant on the part of the society either to erect on the site a house or a specified number of houses under the Act, and

(

b

) a covenant on the part of the urban authority to forego the purchase price or a specified portion thereof upon receiving official notification of the final payment of the grant by the Minister.

(2) The urban authority may require the public utility society to pay all or part of any legal or other expenses incurred by them in connection with the granting of land to the society.

8. When any person or public utility society erecting a house claims an instalment of grant and has received the certificates in Forms A and B, each of the certificates shall be forwarded to the Minister with a written application in Form C for such instalment.

9. Every urban authority carrying out a scheme for the making of grants shall

(

a

) record in a Register specially prepared for the purpose all transactions under the scheme, and such Register shall be open to inspection at all reasonable times by any authorised officer of the Minister, and

(

b

) notify the Minister without delay of grants allocated or made in every case.

SCHEDULE V.

FORMS.

FORM

A.

Certificate of appointed officer approving of proposals.

"

B.

Certificate of appointed officer as to partial completion of works.

"

C.

Application to Minister for instalment of grant.

"

D.

Certificate of appointed officer of completion.

"

E.

Application to Minister for (balance of) grant.

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FORM A.

HOUSING (FINANCIAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT, 1932

.

Serial No. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Grants to Persons and Public Utility Societies Erecting New Houses.

CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL OF A PROPOSAL TO ERECT NEW HOUSE(S) UNDER THE ACT.

NOTE.—(

a

) This certificate must be carefully preserved by the person or public utility society to whom it is granted, and must be sent to the Minister for Local Government and Public Health with the first certificate for payment (Form B or D) issued in respect of the house(s) referred to herein.

(

b

) The person or public utility society to whom this certificate is granted must notify the Minister for Local Government and Public Health immediately when work is begun on the house(s) referred to herein.

(

c

) When the roof of (any of) the house(s) referred to in this certificate has been completed, application may be made to the appointed officer for an instalment of the grant.

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

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

This is to certify that I............................................................ ............................................................ ......, being

an appointed officer for the purpose, have approved the site, block plan, house plans and method of construction proposed in respect of the house(s) described below.

That the site, plans and method of construction comply with the requirements prescribed by the Housing (New Houses) Order, 1932.

That the site of the house(s) is situate within the

County Borough of ............................................................ ............................................................ .......................................

Urban District of ............................................................ ............................................................ ..........................................

Town of ............................................................ ............................................................ .......................................................

Rural District of............................................................ .....in the County of............................................................ .............

That subject to the conditions set out on the back of this certificate, the person(s) (public utility society) named above appear(s) to me to be eligible for the grant which the Minister for Local Government and Public Health may make under the Act.

SCHEDULE.

Locality and description of house(s)

No. of

houses

Particulars of accommodation

Floor area of each house

Method of construction

Date of commencement if house(s) already begun

Amount of grant payable in respect of each house

Date before which houses(s) must be complete to qualify for grant

1.

3

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

The locality and description must be sufficient for identification)

Living-room ................

and ...........

bedrooms.

£

Given under my hand this day of 193

(Signed)...................................

Appointed Officer.

CONDITIONS.

(

a

) The house(s) must be completed in accordance with the approved plans before the date shown in column 8 of the Schedule of this certificate

(

b

) the house(s) when completed must be certified by an appointed officer (or on appeal by the Minister) to have been completed in a proper and workmanlike manner;

(

c

) the house(s) shall not be (

a

) house(s) erected in accordance with a reinstatement condition within the meaning of

Section 10

of the

Damage to Property (Compensation) Act, 1923

;

(

d

) the house(s) shall not be erected on or on any part of the site of a building in respect of the destruction of which compensation has been awarded under the

Damage to Property (Compensation) Act, 1923

, or in respect of the destruction of which a report has been made under Section 15 of that Act;

(

e

) the house(s) shall not be house(s) in respect of which (

a

) grant(s) was/were made by the Minister under the Housing Acts, 1925 to 1930, as amended by the

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1931

, or in respect of which (

a

) grant(s) was/were made by the Minister for Lands and Fisheries under the

Housing (Gaeltacht) Act, 1929

;

(

f

) the house(s) must comply with all the requirements of the Act and the Housing (New Houses) Order, 1932;

(

g

) the house(s) shall be open to inspection by the appointed officer or any other duly authorised officer of the Minister at any time before the final instalment of the grant is paid;

(

h

) a grant will not be paid in respect of a house begun after the 2nd August, 1932, in an

urban

area if it is shown to the satisfaction of the Minister that rates of wages and conditions of employment generally recognised by trade unions have not been paid or observed in the erection of the house;

(

i

) materials and appliances of Saorstát manufacture must be used as far as possible in the erection of the house.

FORM B.

HOUSING (FINANCIAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT, 1932

.

Grants to Persons and Public Utility Societies Erecting New Houses.

CERTIFICATE OF PARTIAL COMPLETION OF THE ERECTION OF NEW HOUSE(S) UNDER THE ACT.

Serial No. of Certificate A...........................

NOTE.—The application for an instalment of grant printed on the back of this Form should be completed carefully by the person or public utility society to whom this certificate is issued, and the Form, accompanied by the certificate of approval referred to above, should be forwarded at once to the Minister for Local Government and Public Health.

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

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

This is to certify that on , I inspected (each of)

the house(s) set out in the Schedule below and comprised in Certificate A above referred to, which was granted on, 193 , by , which house(s) has/have been roofed and that the work completed has been carried out in a proper and workmanlike manner and in accordance with the approved plans: and that the house(s) is/are of entirely new construction and comply(ies) with the requirements of the Act and the Housing (New Houses) Order, 1932.

SCHEDULE.

Name and address of person (public utility society) entitled to grant

No. of houses

Locality and description of each house

Floor area of each house

Amount of grant for which each house is eligible

Value of work done to each house

Amount of instalment now recommended for each house

£

£

* The locality and description must be sufficient for identification.

This certificate includes (does not include) all the houses comprised in Certificate A referred to above.

Given under my hand this day of 193.

(Signed)................................................

Appointed Officer.

County Borough of............................................................ ............................................................ ........................................

Urban District of............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................

Town of............................................................ ............................................................ .........................................................

Rural District of............................................................ ..in the County............................................................ .....................

FORM C.

HOUSING (FINANCIAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT, 1932

.

Application for Instalment of Grant in Respect of the Erection of

(

a

)

New House

(

s

)

in accordance with the Provisions of the Act and the conditions prescribed

thereunder.

____________________________

TO THE MINISTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH

I/We, being the person(s) (public utility society) to whom the accompanying Certificate A, numbered , was granted by on the day of , 193 , hereby make application for an instalment amounting to £ of the grant claimed by me/us under the Act and in accordance with the foregoing Certificate B, dated the day

193.

The house(s) has/have not been erected in accordance with a reinstatement condition within the meaning of

Section 10

of the

Damage to Property (Compensation) Act, 1923

.

The house(s) has/have not been erected on or on any part of the site of a building in respect of the destruction of which compensation has been awarded under the

Damage to Property (Compensation) Act, 1923

, or in respect of the destruction of which a report has been made under Section 15 of that Act.

The house(s) is/are not (

a

) house(s) in respect of which (

a

) grant(s) has/have been made by the Minister under the Housing Acts, 1925 to 1930, as amended by the

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1931

, or in respect of which (

a

) grant(s) has/have been made by the Minister for Lands and Fisheries under the

Housing (Gaeltacht) Act, 1929

.

In consideration of the payment of the sum now claimed, I/We undertake to complete the house(s) in accordance with the provisions of the Act and any conditions prescribed thereunder.

Signature(s)

............................................................ .......................

............................................................ ........................

............................................................ ........................

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

............................................................ .......

Date ............................................................ ........................

____________________________

FORM D.

HOUSING (FINANCIAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT, 1932

.

Grants to Persons and Public Utility Societies Erecting New Houses.

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION OF THE ERECTION OF NEW HOUSE(S) UNDER THE ACT.

Serial No. of Certificate A............

NOTE.—The application for (balance of) grant printed on the back of this Form should be completed carefully by the person or public utility society to whom this certificate is issued, and forwarded at once to the Minister for Local Government and Public Health. If the certificate of approval referred to above has not already been forwarded to the Minister, it should accompany the application.

Nam fApplicant............................................................ ............................................................ ..........................

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

This is to certify that (each of) the house(s) set out in the Schedule below and comprised in Certificate A above referred to, which was granted on , 193, by , was/were inspected by me on,

193 , and the house(s) was/were then completed in a proper and workmanlike manner and in compliance with the requirements of the Act and the Housing (New Houses) Order, 1932.

The house(s) is/are of entirely new construction, and is/are in all respects fit for human habitation.

An instalment of the grant amounting to £ was paid upon Certificate B issued by , on day of 193 .

Materials and appliances of Saorstat manufacture to the value of £ : : have been used in the erection of the house(s).

SCHEDULE.

Name and address of person (public utility society) entitled to grant

No. of houses

*Locality and description of each house

Particulars of accommo-

dation in each house

Date of completion of each house

Floor area of each house

Amount of grant for which each house is eligible

£

* The locality and description must be sufficient for identification.

This certificate includes (does not include) all the houses comprised in Certificate A referred to above.

Given under my hand this day of , 193 .

(Signed)............................................................ .........

Appointed Officer.

County Borough of............................................................ ............................................................ ............................

Urban District of............................................................ ............................................................ ...........................................

Town of............................................................ ............................................................ ........................................................

Rural District of..........................................................in the County of............................................................ ..........

FORM E.

HOUSING (FINANCIAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT, 1932

.

Application for

(

balance of

)

Grant in respect of the Erection of

(

a

)

New House

(

s

)

in accordance with the Provisions of the Act, and the conditions prescribed thereunder.

TO THE MINISTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH

I/We, being the person(s) (public utility society) to whom (the accompanying) Certificate A, numbered , was granted by , on day of , 193 , hereby make application for payment of a sum of £ , being (the balance of) the grant claimed by me/us under the Act in respect of the house(s) referred to in the foregoing Certificate D, dated the day 93.

The house(s) has/have not been erected in accordance with a reinstatement condition within the meaning of Section 10 of the Damage to Property (Compensation) Act,923.

The house(s) has/have not been erected on or on any part of the site of a building in respect of the destruction of which compensation has been awarded under the

Damage to Property (Compensation) Act, 1923

, or in respect of the destruction of which a report has been made under Section l5 of that Act.

The house(s) is/are not (a) house(s) in respect of which (a) grant(s) has/have been made by the Minister under the Housing Acts, 1925 to 1930, as amended by the

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1931

, or in respect of which (a) grant(s) has/have been made by the Minister for Lands and Fisheries under the

Housing (Gaeltacht) Act, 1929

.

I/We have already received an instalment amounting to £ in respect of this/these house(s) on Certificate B, dated the day of , 193.

Signature(s)............................................................ ............................................................ ...................................................

............................................................ ............................................................ ..........................................

............................................................ ............................................................ ..........................................

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

............................................................ ........

Date............................................................ ......................................

10. When any person or public utility society erecting a house has received a certificate in Form D, he shall forward such certificate to the Minister with a written application in Form E for the grant then payable. In any case where no instalment of grant has been claimed, the certificate of approval in Form A shall accompany the application.

11. If and when the Minister is satisfied that the requirements of the Act and of this Order have been complied with in respect of any new house, he may make a grant under the Act in respect of such house, and shall in such case pay the amount thereof to the person or public utility society entitled thereto and notify the appointed officer and the local authority concerned that such grant has been made.

12. Each appointed officer shall keep a register of certificates issued by him.

13. In any case where the appointed officer is not a person employed by the Minister, he may require the applicant to give an undertaking in writing to pay to him as remuneration (inclusive of out-of-pocket expenses) for his services as appointed officer a fee not exceeding £1 1s. 0d. (one guinea) for each type of house for which separate plans are submitted, provided that where three or more houses are to be erected to the same plan a fee not exceeding 10s. 6d. (ten shillings and sixpence) per house may be charged. The fee will be payable to such appointed officer when application is made for the first certificate for payment of grant.

SCHEDULE III.

REGULATIONS TO BE COMPLIED WITH BY ANY PUBLIC UTILITY SOCIETY ERECTING A HOUSE FOR LETTING IN AN URBAN AREA UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (I) OF SUB-SECTION (1) OF SECTION 5 OF THE ACT.

STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS. 1932. No. 80.

THE HOUSING (NEW HOUSES) ORDER, 1932.

DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH.

HOUSING (FINANCIAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT, 1932

.

The Minister for Local Government and Public Health, in exercise of the powers vested in him by

section 14

of the

Housing (Financial and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1932

. does by this his Order make the following regulations that is to say:—