Housing Act 1985

Part III E+W Contributions for Improvement of Dwellings by Housing Authorities

(s. 9 of the Housing (Financial Provisions) Act 1958; s. 13 of the House Purchase and Housing Act 1959) E+W

1 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), contributions by the Secretary of State to a local authority remain payable— E+W

(a) under section 9 of the M1 Housing (Financial Provisions) Act 1958 (contributions over a period of 20 years towards the cost to local authorities of works of conversion or improvement) in pursuance of proposals approved before 25th August 1969, and

(b) under section 13 of the M2 House Purchase and Housing Act 1959 (contributions over a period of 20 years in respect of standard amenities provided by local authorities), in pursuance of applications approved before 25th August 1969.

(2) No contribution is payable under this paragraph in respect of a dwelling within a local housing authority’s Housing Revenue Account or a new town corporation’s housing account.

(3) The contributions are payable 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.

(4) The amount or duration of any contribution payable under this paragraph to which section 25(2) of the Housing (Financial Provisions) Act 1958 applied immediately before the commencement of this Act (payments arising out of the exercise of housing powers by county councils) may be reduced by the the Secretary of State at his discretion.

Marginal Citations

M1 1958 c. 42.

M2 1959 c. 33.

(ss. 17 to 20 of the Housing Act 1969) E+W

2 (1) Contributions by the Secretary of State to a housing authority remain payable under section 18 or 19 of the M3 Housing Act 1969 (improvement contributions or standard contributions payable over a period of 20 years for dwellings converted or improved by the authority) in pursuance of applications approved before 2nd December 1974. E+W

(2) The contributions are payable 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.

(3) No contribution is payable under this paragraph in respect of a dwelling within a local housing authority’s Housing Revenue Account or a new town corporation’s housing account.

(4) The amount or duration of any contribution payable under this paragraph to which section 25(2) of the M4 Housing (Financial Provisions) Act 1958 Act applied immediately before the commencement of this Act (payments arising out of the exercise of housing powers by county councils) may be reduced by the Secretary of State at his discretion.

Marginal Citations

M3 1969 c. 33.

M4 1958 c. 42.

(s. 79 of the Housing Act 1974) E+W

3 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), contributions by the Secretary of State to a housing authority remain payable under section 79 of the M5 Housing Act 1974 (improvement contributions payable over a period of 20 years) in pursuance of applications approved before 8th August 1980. E+W

(2) No contribution is payable under this paragraph in respect of dwellings within a local housing authority’s Housing Revenue Account or a new town corporation’s housing account.

(3) The contributions are payable subject to such conditions as to records, certificates, audit or otherwise as the Secretary of State may, with the approval of the Treasury, impose.

Marginal Citations

M5 1974 c. 44.