PART XIII LOCAL AUTHORITY GRANTS FOR IMPROVEMENT, REPAIR AND CONVERSION
F2 Improvement of energy efficiency and safety
F1250A Encouragement of works to improve energy efficiency and safety
1
This section applies where, in relation to a house—
a
an application for an improvement grant or a repairs grant has been made,
b
on completion of the work to which the application relates, the house will—
i
meet the tolerable standard, and
ii
be in a good state of repair (disregarding the state of internal decorative repair) having regard to the age, character and locality of the house, and
c
the works specified in subsection (2), or any of them, are required for the improvement of the house.
2
Those works are—
a
in any case—
i
replacement of unsafe electrical wiring,
ii
installation of mains-powered smoke detectors,
iii
provision of adequate thermal insulation,
b
in the case of a building in common ownership, installation of—
i
a fire-retardant door at the entry to each house,
ii
a main door entry-phone system.
3
Where this section applies, the local authority may invite the applicant to make an improvement grant application (or, as the case may be, a further application) in respect of the works specified in subsection (2).
S. 250A and cross-heading inserted (1.10.2003) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 10), ss. 105, 113(1); S.S.I. 2003/434, art. 2, sch. (with arts. 3, 4)