180 tal-1991

L.N. 1110 of 1991

HOME OWNERSIIIP (ENCOURAGEMENT) ACT, 1988

(ACT NO. XXVIII 0.' 1988)

Homt Ownership (Encouragemtn l) (Pu n:hase of Private Dwtllltag-

1l0USfj1 Sthtmt') Rqulali0n5, ",.

I N exe rcise of the powers conferred by 5«1100 J of the H ome

Ownership (EnOOl,lragemenl) Act. 1988. the Chairman of the Housing

Authority, with. the approval o f the Parliamentary Secretary in the

Ministry fo r Social Policy wilh responsibility for Housing. has made the

following regu lat ions

I. These regulations may be cited as Ihe Home Owncr..hip

(Encouragement) ( Purchase of Private Dwelling-Houses Scheme)

Regulations. 1991.

bicx ihajru Persu ni jsiru Sid Darhom (Skema gha~ - Xiri ta' Djar ta'

A hilalzjoni '>rivat i).

2, L· lskcm.l ms.ejha Skcmll ta· 1-1991 gha ~ -Xiri ta' Djar la' G""mi llO'

Abilau)oni Privat i (S l ema H ) n- Isl eda li tinsab ma' dawn ir- I· .. ~ ......

regolame nti ghandu jkollha erfeu mid·da ta tad-dh ul fis-s.eh h ta' dawn

ir·rcgolamenti sabie~ persuni jigu mhaj ra jsiru ~id darhom f Malt a u

ghandha laShlllq scna warn dik id·d:na.

J. Ir- Regolame n[i la' 1-1990 biex ihajru Persun; jsiru Sid Darhom

(Slema gha~- Xiri la' Djar ta' Abitat2joni Privati) hunm b'd:!n im hassra.

(Regulation 2)

Purchase of Private Dwelling-Houses Sc heme. 1991

(Scheme H)

1. This Scheme may beciled as the PurehaseofPrivate Dwelling- 0 .. _ .

HoU5eS Scheme_ 199 1 (Scheme H) and shall appl y to applications for the

purchase o f dwelling-houses not the pro pe rty of the Government by

perwns to whom this Scheme applies.

In this Scheme. unless the context ot herwise requ ires:-

2. Mauregate annual income~ has the same meani ng assigned 10

it in sub-clause (3 ) of clause 5 of this Sche me;

~ appl icant ~ means a perwn who applies for the purchase of a

private dwelling-house unde r this Scheme;

"the AUlhority~ means the Housing Authority established by

sedion 3 of the Housing Authorit y Act, 1976;

Mbasie year~ means the year immediately preceding the year in

which an applicat ion under this Scheme is made and with reference

10 sub-clause (4) of clause 9 it means the year immediately

pr~edi ng the year in which a revision under tha t sub-clause is due;

-be nefICiary - has t he same meaning assigned 10 il in Sl.:tlion 2

of tile principal Ac. ;

-dwell ing_house" has the same meaning assigned \0 il in

section 2 of the principal Act;

"cmph ylcut a" includes a sub-cmphyteuta;

"Govcrnmcm " means the Government of Malla;

"ordin ary residence " does not include 11 su mmer resick' ne<: ;

" prC5(:ribcd" means prescribed by the Authority;

"the

principal

Act"

mea ns

the

Home

Owners llip

(Enoourage me nt) Act , 1988;

" printc: dwelling-ho use" means a dwelhng-houS/: whkh is n01

the property of the GO"cmmcnt;

- recognised te nan t" means a person ho lding a private

dwelling-house unde r a t it le oflcase from the ICSMl T and recognised

as such by tOe Ie5oor.

"tenant " incl udes suh- tenant .

J. (I) Any person qualified to do so under this Scheme may

make an applicat ion on the prescribed form to the AUlhorir y req uesling

a ho me purchase Hssisrance grant 10 purchase a privale dwelling·house

occupicd by him as his ordinary residence.

(2) A pe rson shall qualify 10 mak e an applicalion under IlIis

Scllemc wllcre, on tile dale of IlIe applica tio n

(a) tile applican t or, in the case of a married coupl e, th e

applicant 's spouse, is a cilizen of Malla: and

( b) rhe appl icant and the applicant's spouse or fianc~elfianc~

arc residcnts o f Malta and have been so resident continuously for

not less tha n Iwelve consecutive months immediately pre<:eding t he

date oflhe applic"ion: and

(c) subject to the provisions of sub-clauses (6) a nd (7) of rhis

cla use. the applicant is a recognised tcnant or a temporary o r a

perpetual emphytcuta who occupies as his ordina ry reside nce the

private dwelling ,ho use in respect of which rhe applica rio n is madc

and, in the case of a perpetual emphytc utB , who on the contract Ot

transfer o r the premises had bound him self to redeem the

ground rent due and this obligation was undcrlake n o n, or before,

the th irtiet ll (30th) of Junc, 1991, and the sa id contract was duly

registered at the Public Registryor at th e Land Registry, as the case

might be, du ring the period of timc prcscribed by law; and

(d) the applicant and the applieant 'sspousc or fianctclfia nct

have continuously occu pied the dwelling-house as aforesaid for a

period of not less than onc year immed iately preceding the date of

the coming into force of these regulations,

(3) A person shall not qualify to make an application under

this Scheme if th e applicant or the applicant 's spo use has already

benefited und er

(a) any of the sche mes published by Gove rnment Notices

Numbers 11 and 12 in the Governme nt Gazette of the 6t h January ,

1987; o r

(b) the scheme published by Governme nt Notice Num be r

138 in the Governme nt Gazelle of the 20t h February, 1987: or

(c) any of th e schem Cll published by Government Notices

Numbers 124, 126, 127_ 128. 129 and 130 in the Government

Gazette of the 16th February. 1988; or

(d) any of the sche mes published by Legal Notices 137, 138,

139 and 140 in the suppleme nt of the: Gove rnment Gazette of the

7th September, 1990; or

(cl

any assistance under what used to be known ll!; the

~ Home

Ownership Scheme~ or any ot he r assistance for the

e ncourage ment of ho me owne rsh ip by the Departmen t of Social

Housing or by the Land Department or by the Authori ty or by any

of them jointly.

(4) A person shall also not qualify to make an app lication

under this Scheme if he has acqui red land from the Governme nt wh ich

had bee n expropria ted by virtue of the provisions of the Building "<I I of 11183.

Developmen t Areas ACI, I983.

(5) Notwi thstanding the provisions of sub-clause (3) of this

clause. a person who benefits. or qualifies to benefit , under this Scheme

shall nOI be disqualifi ed fo r that reason alone from be nefit ing, after the

co ming into force of these regu lations, under the sche me pu blished by

Gove rnment Notice Number 124 in the Gove rnment Gazette of the

16th February. 1988 or unde r any othe r sche me su bstituting it.

(6) Where a person is a sub· tenant o r sub-cmphyteuta that

person shall I"IOt qual ifyto ma ke an applkat ion under this Scheme unless

he has reached agrctment wi th all those persons fro m whom his title

de rives.

(7) Wit ho ut prej udice to the disposi tions of sub-clause (8) of

thi s clause. wh ere a person occupies a dwelli ng- house which is the

property of his parents or a dwe ll ing· ho use whic h is the property of

re1ati veb of the first genc ralioll sueh person shall not qualify to ma ke a n

applica tion unde r this Sc heme.

(8) Whe re a pcrsoll occupies and is co-owne r of 11 dwelling-

house , and this oo-own ership has been acquired by Ihat pe lWn by

means of inheritance. tha t per.;on shall qualify to mak e an application

unck r this Scheme to bu y out the share/s of the o Ilie r ro-ownerfs ~nd

thus become the absolute o wner of Ihe dwelling-house he occupies.

(9) Savi ng the provisions o f clause 13, any expen ses incurred

by th e applicant in connection with his application shall not be

recoverable by the applicant whether o r not his application issuccessfu l.

1lH:: Scheme entilled PurChase of Private Dwelling-Houses

Scheme, 1991 (Scheme H) in the Schedule 10 these regulations shall

have e ffect from the da le of the com ing inlO force of th.ese regulations

for the encouragement of hom e ownership in Malta and shall lapse one

year after th at date.

3_ Th e Home Ownership (Encouragement ) ( Purchase of Private Annutmen'of

Dwelling-Houses Scheme) Regu lations. 1990. are by this annulled.

( I) Kul! min jikk"-alifi ka bin jaghmel hckk lahl din I·!skema

jista' jaghmel appl ikaajoni fuq iHonnola prcskriua IiIl· Awtorit!! bie)(

jitlob gl'lal ghotja ta ' ghajnuna ghax ·xi ri tad ·dj~l r sabiex jixtri d ar ta"

abita1,zjoni privata o kkupa!a min nu bhala r·rcside nza ordi narja ticghu.

( 2) Persuna tikkwalifika biex !appl ika tahl din H skema

rnCla , fid-data ta·l ·applikanjoni

(a) I-applikan! , je .... marl ;ew ~c .... S l· applikan! fil -kat ta'

koppja mi ilewga. ikun citladin la ' Maha ; u

(b) I-appli kant u mart jew iewg I-applikant. ul·gharu sa )cwl·

gharus la' I-applikant ikunu resident; ta' Malta u jkun ilbom h<"kk

res ide nt; kontinwament ghal mh ux inqas minn !nax·it xahar

konsekuttivi minnufih qabd id-data la ' I-applikaajoni ; u

(c) bla hsam ghad-dispoiizzjonijic! tas-subklawfoli (6) u (7)

ta' d in il -kI3" .. 1ola . I-appli kant ikun kerrcj rik onoxxu t jl'w

ce nswalist lemporanju jew ikun tc nswalis! perpetwu Ii jkun

jokk upa bha la T-rcsi dcnza ordinarja tieghu id·da r la ' abitaajoni

privata li dwarha ssi r l-applikazzjoni u, fiI· kai la ' censwa list

pcrpctwu. li fuq il· kunt ratl ta' !rasferimcnt laJ.fo nd ikun o bbliga

runu I; jifdi c-<'ens koll u oov ut u din I-{,bbtigaujoni Ik un sare t fi jcw

qabc l it-tlclin (30) ta' Gunju. 199 1 u I- kuntral! imsc mm i jkun Sic

rcgisl r,iI fir-Re gist ru Pubbliku jew fir-Rcgistru la·I -Artiji el. sko nd

il-ka'-. fi z-imicn li tipprovdi 1,ligi; u

(d ) l·applika nt u m&rt jew k wgl·a pplikant. u l-gfmllSajew I,

gharus ta' I-appli ka nl , iku nu kon tinwament okkupaw id-dar ta'

abitazzjoni kif intqal q abel ghal perijodu ta' mhux inqas min n scna

minnufih qabel id-dala lad-d hul lis-seM'I ls' din H ske ma .

(3) Pcrsuna ma tikkwalifikax biex tapplikalahl d in I- Iske ma

jekk I-a pplikanl Jew man jew tewg I-appliltant ikunu digit bbenefikaw

lahl

(a) xi wahda miU-iskcmi ppubblikali perInea tan-

Notifikaujonijiet tal-Gve rn Numri 11 u 12 fil-Gazzctta tal-Gvcm

tas-6 ta' Jannar , 1987; jew

(b) I-iske ma ppubblikata bin-Notifikazzjon i lal-Gvern

Numru 138 fil-GazzeHa tal -Gvcm la' 1-20 la' Frar, 1987; Jew

(~) xi waMa mill -iske mi ppubblitali bin-NOlifi.kazzjonijiet

lal-Gvcm Numri 124, 126, 127, 128, 129 u IJO fiI -Gazzetta tal-

Gvern 135- 16 ta' Fur, 1988; Jew

(d) xi wahda mi ll-iskcmi ppubblikati bl-Avvizi Legali Numr;

137, 138, 139 u 140 fis-suppli ment lal-Gazzctta tHI -Gvc rn las-7 ta'

Scllcmbru, l990,jew

xi ghajnuna taht dllt Ii ticnel maghrufa bhala ~I- I skcma

(e)

t a l- Hom~ OWIl~rship R

Jew xi ghajnuna ohra bicx pcr5Un i jigu

mhajra jsiru sid darhom mid·Dipartime nt ghall-Akkomodazzjoni

Sotjali Jew mid· Dipanimenl ta'l-An Jew mill-AWloritil Jew minn

uhud minnhom flimkien .

(4) Pcrsuna wkoll m;! tikkwalifi1r.ax biex tapplika tahl di fl l· An t ,,"

I skerna jekk t kun a k k wista t art mill-Gve rn li kienel giel esproprjata bi$- ~ 1'I8J,

sahha tad·dispoiizzjon ijiel la' I-An ta' 1-1983 dwar Arei ghall- livilupp

lal-Bini,

(5) Miflkcjja d-di spo!izzjonijicl las·subklawrola (3) la' din

il·klawi:ola, pe~una li tibbenifika, jew tikkwalifika li tibbenifika, tahl

din l- Iskema ma tigix skwalifika!a ghal dik ir·raiuni wHhedha milli

libbcnefika. wara I-bidll fis-se hh ta' dawn ir·rcgolamenti.lahll·[$kema

ppllbblikala bin- Nolifikazzjoni lal·Gve rn Numru [24 n·Gazzetta tal-

Gvern las-1 6 la' Frar, 1988jew lahl xi ske rna ohra li l i~SOSlilwixxiha,

(fI) Mela persllna I ku n sub· ko ndutt ur Jew 511b-Censwalisl dilt

iI-pcn;llna ma likkwalifikax biex laghmel apptikaujoni lahl din 1-

Iskcma kemrn-il da rba ma Ikunx lahqet·flehim ma ' dawk il-pe~uni

kollhlll i minnhom ikun deri,':.l i1-lilolu laghha ,

(7) Bla hsara ghl.d-di~poiilzjonijiel las·subklawi:ola (8) la'

din il-klaW'lola, mCla pc rsunu iku n IOkkupa dar la ' abilazzjopni li Ikun

il·proprjct~ lal-gcnitu ri laghha. jew dar la' abi laujoni li tkun il·

proprjel~ laJ·q raba la' I-c",'wcl gene razzjoni. dik il·pcrsuna rna

likk"" aJifi ku biex laghmcl appJi kaujoni lall! din I-Iskcma ,

(8) Mela perlillna Iku n tokkupa u Ikun ko-proprjetarja la'

dar ta' abi lazzjoni. u dik il·ko-proprjctll Ikun ghaddiel ghand dill. il-

pcrsllna b'win, dik il-persu na tik kwalifika biex lapplika lahl din 1-

Iske ma sabiex ti)(lri I-is hma lal-ko- proprjelarji I·ohra u ssir is-sid assolu t

lad·dar la' abitazzjoni li Ikun qed lokkupa,

(9) Bla hsara ghad-dispozizzjonijiet lal -kl«wlola 13, kull

spejjez maghmula mill-applikant fkonnessjoni ma' I-applikazzjoni

ticghu ma jkulIWI ji51ghU jingabru Iura mill-applikant sew jekk

l-applikaujon i tieghu ligi acecttata roew jckk le.

An applicant who is legally separated from his spouse shall

prod uce a copy of the final judge ment o f the competent court

pronouncing separa tion or a copy of the publ ic deed effecti ng

separa tion by mutual OO rlscnt of the spouses wilh the au thority of the

competent court .

5, (1) For Ihe purposes of this Scheme, the income of the

applicant shall include; -

(a ) . gross gai ns or profi ts from any trade, busi ness. profession

or vocauon;

(b) gross gHi ns or profits from any employ mcnt or ofhcc ;

(c) gross gai ns or profits ari sing from the sale ofa ny properly

or from the carryi ng on or carrying out of any profit -ma king

undertaking o r sche me;

(d)

dividends. intc rests or discoullts;

(e)

any pension , charge. anlluity or annua l payment;

(r) ren ts, royalties. premiu ms and any other profit!; arising

from property;

(g) the value o f any produce receivable in respect of the use

of capital, properl y. seed or stock for the purpose of husband ry or

a ny sha re of profits receivable in respect of such use;

(h)

any social benefi t or allowalKX;

(i) any gains o r profits fa lling under the descriptions in th e

foregoing paragraphs of this sub·cl ause other than those in

paragraphs (a) and (b). made by the applicant 'S spouse or fian~eI

fia nc~;

GJ fifty percent (50%) of the gains or profits falling under

any of IlK: descriptions in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this sub'tlause

made by tbe applicant's spouse or fiancCelfiane~

(k)

any other gains or profits.

(2) Whe re the applicant . a nd in the case of a married or en-

gaged ooupl e, the applica nt or his spouse orfi ancfelfianct . o r both, was

o r were gainfull y occu pied as provided in paragraph s (a ) a nd (b) o f sub-

cl ause (1) of th is cla use durillg o nly a parI o f the basic yea r. the gains o r

profilS from such gainful occupation for the who le basic YC3 r shall be

calculated by projecti ng the gains or profi ts made from such gainfUl oc-

cupation during the sa id pari o f the basic year by the applicant andlor his

spouse o r fianctcffian~ . or by both. as the case may be, for the who le

basic yea r.

(3) The aggregate ann ual income ofthe appli can t shall be the

income orllle applicant de termined in accordance wit h sub-clause (1) of

this clause from which the sum of onc thousand Maltese lin ( Lm '.<XXI)

shall be deducted.

(1) The applicant sha ll giye all that information rega rding his 'nfor ... ,ion .

financial means as he may be required 10 give by the Authority and for

this purpose the appl ica nt shall authorise the Commissione r of Inland

Reve nue . the DircclOr of Social Security and any othe r person as may

be ne.:essary. 10 give tbe Authority any infonnatto" cooceming tbe

applicam's ilKQmc during the basic year.

(2) The Aut hority may require the applicant to sign a ny

declaration it ma yoonside r necessary forthecarryi ngout of this Sche me

and the appli cant shall allow the Authority to inspect his o rdinary

reside nce and a ny othe r tene men t he ld by him a ~ the Auth ority may

require:.

( I) Wh e:re an applicat ion under this Scheme has bee n

approved by the Authority a ho me purchase assistance gran t, the

amount o f wh ich shall be de termi ned in accordance with the following

provisions of this c:1ause. shall be paid by the Authority on the

publie:ation o f the deed of sale and on behalf of the purchaser to the

seller o n account ort he p rice.

(2) Subject 10 Ihe provi~ions of sub-clause (S ) of this elause,

where Ihe dwe:lling-house to be purc hased was built and completed for

habitation before Ihe 1st of Janu ary, 1939, the amo unt of the purchase

assistance gra nt shall be 60% of the agreed price.

(3) Subject to the provisions of sub-clause (S) o f this clause,

where Ihe dwelli ng-house to be purchased was built and comp le ted for

habi tat ion after the 1St of Janu ary. 1939 but before the 1st of January,

1960, the amou nt o f the pu rcnase assistance grant shall be 40% of the

agreed price.

(4) Subje:ct to the provisions o f sub-clause (5) o f this clause,

where: the dwelling-hOUse to be purchased was buil t and eompleted for

habitation on or after the 1st of Janua ry, 1960, the amount of the

purchase assistance grant shall be 25% of Ihe agreed price.

(5) Notwithstanding the foregoi ng provisions of this clause,

the amount of any purehase assista nce grant paid unde r thi s Scheme

shall in no ease eJl.ceed the sum of siJl.teen hundred Maltese liri

( Lml.600).

( I) In any case where , following the pu r~ hase of a private

d welling-house in pursuance o f an application approved by the

AUlhori ty unde r th is Sche me. ground re nt is pa yable by the purchase r.

the amount. terms and eonditions for the payment of such ground rent

shall be thme approved by the Au thori ty and in no caseshaU the gro und

rent payable by the purchaser exceed the amounl of ground rent

paya ble: imme:diately before the publ ica tion of the deed of sale.

(2) Any person whose applica tion under this Scheme has

been approved by the Authority , and wh ere the dwell ing·house to be

purchased is subject to the payment of ground rent, shall bind hi mself,

eithe r before or on the publication of the deed of sale , to redeem the

ground rent so payable in such a way that such person shall becomc the

absolute owne r of the dwelling-house to be purchased by that person.

9 . (I) Te n percent (\0% ) o f the agreed purchase price shall be

paid on accou nt ofthc said price by the applica nt o n the p romise of sale

agreement and the balance o f the price shall be paid on the publication

of the deed of sa le.

(2) The applicant may , MteT deducti ng the amount of the

home purchase assistance gran t and the afo resaid ten percent (10%)

payment on account. bo .... ow part of thc balance of the purchase price

from a financial institutio n approved by the Authority butthe amount of

the loan sha ll 001 exceed the limit laid down in the th ird column of Table

A annexed to this Scheme acoording to the aggregate annual il1C()me of

the applica nt as shown in the first column o f the said Table, and sha ll be

repayable wi thi n a maximum pcriod of t .. ·en ty- five years from the date

of the pu blicat ion of Ihe deed o f sale 01'" not late r than the da te on which

the applicant becomes sixty-five years of age. whichever i!i Ihe earlier

Provided Ihat the amount of the loan which may be borrowed

as aforeJa id shall in no case exceed the sum of seve n thousand Mal! esc

liri (Lm7,ooo).

(3) Where an applicant has ohtained a loan in at'OO rdance

with su b-dause (2) of this clause the Authori ty shall subsidise Ihe

intereSI5 payable on the loan so that the inte resLS payable by the

applicant shall be at the rate shown in the second column o f Tabl e A

annued to this Scheme according to the aggregate annual income of the

appl ica nt as shown in the fi rst column of the !NIme Table. No subsidy

shall be payable where the aggregate an nu al income oflhe applican t fOT

the basic year exceeds seven thousand Maltese liri ( Lrn7,OOO).

(4) The rate of interest payable by the applican l as aforesaid

Shall be revised by the Autho rity every two years on the basis of the

aggregate ann ual income for the basic year and the amount of the

subsidy payable by the AUlliority sliall also be revised accordingly . The

fint revision sball be due on the 1st of J uly, 1993.

(S) The Autliority shall e nsure that where the aggrega te

annual income of the pu rchase r in anyone year is less than o ne thousa nd

seven hundred Maltese liri ( Lrn1.700) th e payment of monthly

instalments due in repayment of any loan as aforesaid sha ll be

suspended for a period of up to three mo ntlis wliieli may be extended by

furthe r periods of th ree months provided that the purchaser shall

continue to pay the rale of interest payable by him under this Scheme.

(I) Ghaxra fiJ-mija (10%) lal·prezz lax-xi ri mifliehem

ghandhom jilhallsu akkonl la· I-imscmmi pre12 miU.applikanl mal-

ftchim lal·wcghd:1 la· bejgh u I·bilallt lal-preu ghandu jilhallas ma l-

puhhlikazzjoni la· l·aIl13· bejgh .

(2) L-applihm jisla', wara li ji~u mnaqqsa l·ammonl13' ,-

ghutja la" ghajnuna gtmx·xiri tad-da r u '·hllIS Ilkkonl la" ghaxra fjI -rnija

(10%) i msemmip qabcl. jiss.cllcf paTh mjIH'ili"'~ lal-prcu la x-xiri minn

iSlilUlzjoni finanzja rja ilpprova la mi ll·A ..... lOrilll ;zda '-ammon! tas-sclr

ma ghandux jaqbcz il· limilu mniticl fit -tide! kolonna lal -Tabcll:l A

annessa ma" din I-Iskerna skond I·inconrr 101ali lis-sena HI' I-applikam

kif muri n.ewlI .. cI kolonlla t3"- imsemmija Tabella. u ghandu jithallas

Iura fpcrijodu massi mu ta' hamsa u ghoH;n se na mid·dat a tal-

pubbl ikazzjoni 13'1-all la ' bcjgh jew mhux a\.:Iar la rd mid-<lala li fiha 1·

applikant jaghlaq il-twmsa u sinin sella. stond liema tigi ]·cw ..... cI

lida I-ammonl las-se lf li jista' jisscllcf kif inlqal qabcl nw

ghandu rebda kat jaqbci is·somma la' seb1'1 cid I Ira Malt ija (Lm 7 ,(00).

(3) Meta ~pplikam ikun kiseb self slr.o nd is·subklawiol11 (2 )

Ill' din il·lr.lawtola. I· Awloril.1i lissussidja I·imghax li jilhallas fuq is·se lf

hclr.lr. li I·imghax paga"bli mill·appli kam ikun bi r· ral a murija 1i1' lie n;

Ir.olonna tat·Tabella A ann cs~" ma' din 1·lskem" s kond ].income 100ali

fi s·se na la' I·applikanl ki f muri ft·ewwel kolonna la' I·isless Tabella,

Ebda sussidju ma jithul h,s me1a I·income IO!nli fi s-se na la' l·applikalll

gh~s-sena baii jaqbcf is·scb'1\ clef lira Mait ija (Lm7,OOO),

(4) Ir-rata la ' imgtlax li lilhallas mill·applikanl kif iruqal

qabe l ligi rivedula mill·Awlorila kull scnlejn fuq il-baii la' I·in come

10lali fis·sena gtllls·sena bati u I'ammom tas-suiiSidju li jilhallas mill -

AWlorila jigi wkoll ri\'edUI skond hckk. L-cwwel reviijoni Ikun dovota

li ssi r ft·1 la' Lulju , 1993,

L·Awlori l ~ gha ndha lassigura li mela I-income tol1,li fis,

(5)

sena lax·~crrej rxi sena wahda jkun anqa s lIlinn elf u seba' mill lira

Malt ija ( Lm 1,7(0) il' hlas tal ' pagamellli fix·xahar li jkunu dovuti li j~i ru

bhala hlas Iura ta' xiselfkif imsemmi qabcljigi sospitghal perijodu la' sa

Iliet xhur licma perijodu jisla ' jigi esl ii b' pcrijodi ohra la' tliel xhur basta

li x·xerrej ikompli jhallas ir-rala la' imgl'la~ pagabbli minnu tahl di n I·

Iskema.

10, (I) Kull dnr ta' abilaujoni mi~lrija lahl din I-Iskem a ma

ghand hicx ligi Ira sfcri t~l talll xi litulu, hlief glial C(l1l5(l morris, mill·

benefi<:jarju kemm-il darba ma jllansx id-dispui:izzjonijiel Ii gcjjin hi'

din il· kl awZola.

(2) Mela Hrasferimenl ikun se jsir fi im ien ghaxarsnin mid-

dala I,, ' I-a ll la' bejgh talll din I-Iskema I-bencfitjarju ghandu, qabel ma

jsir it'lrasferiment , ihall as li1J-A .... lon la u Hl I-iSli luzzjoni finan:tjarja

approvata minnha taht din I-lskema. skond il· klli: , il-val ur shirt Jew pani

mill-valu r 13' I-ammonl 101al; ta' xi gholja, sussidju jew xi benelittju

ic ho r taht din 1, Iskc ma ki( im!litiel fit-ticni kolonna lal·Tabel1p 8

an neSSil ma' din I-Iskema skond it·tullai·lmicn 1i jkun ghadda wa ra d ,

data la' I·all ta' bejgh ma ' J·Awlorila kif muri ft~wwcl kolonna \3' 1-

imsemmija Tabe Jl a.

(3) Mela t·lrasfcrimcnt lad·dar la ' abila.zzjoni mixlrija lahl

din 1·lskem a jkun se jsir wara gtlaxar sni n mid,data tal·pubbfikazzjoni

ta' I·all ta' bcjgtl , il·bencfieja rju ma jaghmel clxla hlas kif previsl fis·

subklawiola (2) ta' din il-kla..,zola itda ghandu jaghti lill-Awtorita awii

ta' lahar tal- hsicb licghu li jil rasfc ri ui I-i mscmmija dar la' abitazzj01l i u

I·A ..... torita minnufih iucmm kull arraniamenl ghas-sussidju lahl din 1-

Iskema ta' xi imghax pagabbli miLl-benefitjarju.

I I. " <,Isien kif provdUI fiI-paragra fu (b) ta'l·anikolu J ta' I-All

prinCipali hu ..... a b'dan moghti mal·me ..... 1 tal·be nefiCjarj u, u mCla 1-

benefitjarju jkun miUe_c& fiI-..... aqt la' I-a kk ... i st lad-dar ta'

abitaujon i. ukoll ma l-mcwl ta' mart je ..... "te ..... i il-be nef>Cjarju , dwar li

da r la' abilazzjoni mixtrija minn benefiCjarju taht din I- Iskcma u d-

dispoiizzjonijiet (3' I-Drtikol u 6 la' dak I-All gh andhom ghalhckk

japplika ..... ghaliha

lida I-helsien fuq imsem mi ghandu jappl ika bissdwar l-cw ..... el sebat

clef li ra Ma ltija (Lm7 JXXl) lal- ~alur lad-dar ta' abitazzjoni.

Huwa b'da n moghli d-drin li wi ehed jirregistra lahl 1- Dn11ti 110,

(I) Any dwelling-liouse purchased under thi s Scheme shall

not be transfe rred under any title. ot he r than CQWQ mortis. by the

be neficia ry un less he comp li es with the following provisions of this

c1aILO\e .

(2) Where the transfer is to ta ke place within te n years from

Ihe d~te of the deed of sale under this Scheme the be neficiary shall.

before the Ifansfe r is effected. pay to the Authori ty and th e financial

instit ut ion approved by it unde r this Scheme. as the case may be. the

whole or part of the val ue of the sum total of any grant. subsidy and any

otber benefit urKle r th is Scbcme as laid down in the seoond column of

Table B annexed to this Scheme accord ing to the length of the pe riod

thal has passed afte r the date of the deed of sale wit h the A uthori ty as

shown in the first column of th e " id Table.

(3) Whe re the transfe r of the dwelling-house purchased

unde r this Scheme is to take place after te n years from the date of the

publication of the deed of "le, the beneficiary mall not make any

paymen t as provided in sub-cla use: (2) of this clause but sha ll give the

A uthori ty o ne month's not ice of his inte ntion to tran~fcr the said

dwell ing-house: and the Authority sha ll the reupon terminate an y

arrangement for the subsidy unde r this Scheme of any interests payable

by th e beneficia ry.

11 . Rel ief as provided in paragra ph (b) of section 3 of the

principal Act is he reby granted on the death of the be neficiary, and

where the beneficiary is married at the time of the acquisi tion of the

dwelling-house , al so on the death of the beneficiary 's spouse in respect

of any dwelli ng-house purchased by a benefICiary unde r this Scheme

and the provIsIons of sectio n 6 of that Act shall the refore apply thereto

Provided that the aforesaid relief shall only apply in respect of the

first seve n thousand Mal tese liri (Lm7.000) of the value of the dwelli ng-

housc.

The right is he reby ganted to registe r under the Housing

(Decontrol) Ordinan ce a dwelli ng-house: purchased by a be neficiary """-01

unde r thi s Scheme and the provisions of section 7 of th e principal Act Cop. 158

sha ll the refore apply th ere to.

(I) Any application under this Sche me shall be lodged

personally o r by registe red mail by the applica nt with the Authori ty and

that application mall not be acce pted un less accompanied by the sum of

twenty Maltese liri (Lm 20) as an administra tive charge which shall be

refunded 10 th e applicant on the deed of sale.

( 1) Ir at any time it results that the a pp li cant has made a fal se

declaration for the pu rposes of any application made by him und er the

provisions of this Scheme the appl icant, witho llt prej lldice to a ny

punimment fo r which he may have become liable unde r any other law,

shall be liable to the payment to tbe Authori tyof a penaltyeq llivalentto

the amount of any grant , subsidy and any ot he r benefit rece ived by the

applican t under th is Scheme.

(2) Any person who has made a fal se declaratio n as pro~ided

in sub-clallse (I) oft hisclausc shall be disqualified for a period offi~e (5)

years from benefiting from any scheme made wilh the approval of the

Parl iame ntary Secre tary responsi ble for housing.

IS. (I) Notwi th standing anything contained in the foregoing

or

provisions thi, Seherm, the Authority shall have the right to refuse

anyapplieation .

(2) The Authority shall have the right to request the

re valuation of a tenement by an architect designated by it whe re the

AU lhorit y considers this to be necessary.

TA BLE A

(Oause 9)

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la' din I- I skcma, I·A wl oritA jkoll ha d·drin li tiirifjuta kull appl ikazzjoni. nfjut • to'

(2) L- Awtorit~ jkollha d·driu li ti llob rivai utllzzjoni la ' fond

pe rmezz ta' pe rit nominat minnha fiI-kal: li I-A ..... toritil thoss il-lilicga li

jsir dan.

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( Klawtola 9)

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(Klawtola 10)

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