Housing Act 1985

Slum clearance subsidy

312 Slum clearance subsidy.

(1) Slum clearance subsidy is payable to a local housing authority (for the credit of their general rate fund) for any year in which the authority incur a loss in connection with the exercise of their slum clearance functions.

(2) For this purpose “slum clearance functions” means functions under the provisions of this Part relating to—

(a) the demolition, closing or purchase of unfit premises,

(b) the demolition of obstructive buildings, or

(c) clearance areas,

but does not include functions under section 308 to 311 (owner’s re-development or improvements); and no account shall be taken of expenditure resulting from an order under paragraph 9(1) of Schedule 22 (expenses of owner in opposing compulsory purchase order).

(3) The amount of the subsidy is 75 per cent. of the loss.

(4) Payment of the subsidy is subject to the making of a claim for it in such form, and containing such particulars, as the Secretary of State may from time to time determine.

(5) The subsidy shall be paid by the Secretary of State at such times and in such manner as the Treasury may direct and subject to such conditions as to records, certificates, audit or otherwise as the Secretary of State may, with the approval of the Treasury, impose.

(6) In the provisions of this Part relating to slum clearance subsidy “year” means financial year.

313 Determination of entitlement to subsidy and amount.

(1) The method of determining whether an authority have incurred a loss in connection with the exercise of their slum clearance functions, and the amount of the loss, shall be prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State with the concurrence of the Treasury.

(2) Schedule 12 has effect with respect to the provision which may be made by the regulations.

(3) The regulations shall be made by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(4) The amount of subsidy payable to an authority for a year shall be calculated to the nearest pound, by disregarding an odd amount of 50 pence or less and treating an odd amount exceeding 50 pence as a whole pound.

314 Power to modify application of subsidy provisions.

(1) The Secretary of State may direct that the provisions of this Part relating to slum clearance subsidy apply to a local housing authority subject to modifications.

(2) The modifications may not increase the sums payable to the authority by way of slum clearance subsidy.

(3) A direction may be a general direction or a direction for a particular case, and may be given for a period or subject to conditions.

(4) The modifications, and where applicable the period for which the direction is given and any conditions subject to which it is given, shall be specified in the direction.

(5) A direction may be revoked by the Secretary of State or varied by a further direction.