Housing Defects Act 1984

5 Reinstatement grant

(1) Where a person is entitled to assistance by way of reinstatement grant in respect of a defective dwelling, the appropriate authority shall, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this section and Schedule 1 to this Act, pay reinstatement grant to him in respect of the qualifying work and in respect of any associated arrangement.

(2) In this section and that Schedule " qualifying work", in relation to a defective dwelling, means the work stated in a notice under section 4(2) of this Act or paragraph 3 of that Schedule to be, in the opinion of the authority, the work which is required to reinstate the dwelling.

(3) It shall be a condition of payment of the grant that the qualifying work is carried out to the satisfaction of the appropriate authority within the period specified in the notice under section 4(2) of this Act or within that period as extended; but payment of the grant shall not be subject to any other condition, however expressed.

(4) The period so specified shall be such reasonable period (not being less than twelve months) beginning with the service of the notice as the authority may determine.

(5) The authority shall, if there are reasonable grounds for doing so, by notice in writing served on the person entitled to assistance extend, or further extend, the period for carrying out that work (whether or not that period has expired).

(6) Part II of Schedule 1 to this Act has effect to require the repayment of grant in certain circumstances.