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1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Secure Tenants of Local Authorities (Compensation for Improvements) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 1st April 1994.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 1 in force at 1.4.1994, see reg. 1

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2.  In these Regulations—

“qualifying improvement” means an improvement consisting of the installation or replacement of an item specified in column A of the Schedule to these Regulations;

“notional life”, in relation to a qualifying improvement, is the period in years specified in column B of the Schedule to these Regulations opposite the description of that improvement in column A of that Schedule; and any reference to a section, Part or Schedule without more is a reference to a section or Part of or Schedule to the Housing Act 1985.

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I2Reg. 2 in force at 1.4.1994, see reg. 1

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3.—(1) Subject to and in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations, in the cases described by section 99A(1) a qualifying person(1) is entitled to be paid compensation by his landlord in respect of a qualifying improvement at the time when his tenancy comes to an end(2).

(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply where—

(a)the compensation which would otherwise be payable would be less than £50; or

(b)the tenancy comes to an end because

(i)in order for possession was made on any of the grounds in Part I of Schedule 2;

(ii)the right to buy or the right to acquire on rent to mortgage terms in Part V of the Housing Act 1985 has been exercised;

(iii)the dwelling-house has been disposed of to the tenant or one of the joint tenants under section 32(3) or 43(4); or

(iv)a new tenancy of the same, or substantially the same, dwelling-house has been granted to the qualifying person (or, in the case of a joint tenancy, to all of the joint tenants) whether or not with anyone else.

Commencement Information

I3Reg. 3 in force at 1.4.1994, see reg. 1

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4.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the amount of compensation payable for a qualifying improvement shall be—

where—

C

=

the cost of the improvement, which shall exclude the amount of any grant or minor works assistance under Part VIII of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989(5) or the Home Energy Efficiency Grants Regulations 1992(6) paid in respect of the improvement;

N

=

the notional life of the improvement; and

Y

=

the number of complete years, with part of a year being rounded up to a complete year, starting on the date the improvement was completed and ending on the date the compensation is claimed.

(2) The landlord may deduct from and (in the case of sub-paragraph (c) below) add to the amount of compensation calculated in accordance with paragraph (1) such sum as is reasonable to take into account any of the following matters which applies (notwithstanding, in the case of sub-paragraph (c), that otherwise compensation would not be payable)

(a)the cost of the improvement was excessive;

(b)the improvement is of a higher quality than it would have been had the landlord properly effected it;

(c)the improvement has deteriorated at a lesser rate than provided for in the notional life for that improvement; and

(d)the improvement has deteriorated at a greater rate than provided for in the notional life for that improvement.

(3) Compensation shall not be payable to the extent that—

(a)the amount of compensation for a qualifying improvement would exceed £3,000; or

(b)compensation has been paid in relation to the improvement under section 100.

Commencement Information

I4Reg. 4 in force at 1.4.1994, see reg. 1

Deductions from paymentE+W

5.  The landlord may set off against any compensation payable under these Regulations any sums owed to it by the qualifying person.

Commencement Information

I5Reg. 5 in force at 1.4.1994, see reg. 1

Claims for compensationE+W

6.  A claim for compensation—

(a)shall contain sufficient information for the landlord to determine the claim;

(b)shall be made in writing within the period starting 28 days before, and ending 14 days after, the tenancy comes to an end; and

(c)may be served by post.

Commencement Information

I6Reg. 6 in force at 1.4.1994, see reg. 1

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7.  Any question arising under these Regulations shall be determined by the county court.

Commencement Information

I7Reg. 7 in force at 1.4.1994, see reg. 1

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

G S K Young

Minister of State,

Department of the Environment

4th March 1994

John Redwood

Secretary of State for Wales

5th March 1994

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