The Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1988

Scheme for emergency house repairs

30.—(1) The Executive shall submit to the Department a scheme making provision for the Executive to carry out as a matter of urgency repairs to houses damaged—

(a) in consequence of civil disturbance, or

(b) in such other circumstances as the Department may specify in an order made subject to negative resolution.

(2) A scheme submitted under paragraph (1) may include provision as to—

(a) the classes of houses to which the scheme applies;

(b) the nature of the repairs to be carried out by the Executive under the scheme; and

(c) the terms on which the repairs are to be carried out.

(3) Paragraphs (6) to (8) of Article 29 shall apply in relation to a scheme made under this Article in the same manner as those provisions apply in relation to a scheme made under that Article.

(4) The powers of the Executive shall be deemed always to have included power to make and operate a scheme making provision corresponding to that mentioned in paragraph (1)(a).