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GUIDANCE FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES ON IMPROVEMENT AND REPAIRS GRANTS
Annex D: Ministerial Directions
THE HOUSING (SCOTLAND) ACT 1987 (WAIVER OF RESTRICTION ON IMPROVEMENT AND REPAIRS GRANTS) DIRECTION 2003
The Scottish Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 240(2)(b) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987( ), and of all others powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following direction:-
Citation and Commencement and Interpretation
1.-(1) This direction may be cited as the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (Waiver of Restriction on Improvement and Repairs Grants) Direction 2003 and shall come into force on 1st October 2003.
(2) In this direction-
"the Act" means the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987;
"disabled occupant" has the meaning provided in section 236(3)of the Act.
Waiver of Restriction on Improvement and Repairs grants for houses less than 10 years old
2. The provisions of section 240(2) (b) shall not apply in respect of an application for improvement grant or repairs grant for a house provided less that ten years prior to the date of application insofar as the application relates to the following:-
(a) (i) works relating to the by-passing, relining or replacement of a lead lined tank supplying water to a tap in a kitchen or other tap used for the supply of drinking water to a house;
(ii) works relating to the replacement or by-passing of lead piping within the house or the curtilage of a house leading to such a tap; or
(iii) a combination of works described in (i) and (ii) above;
(b) works intending to reduce exposure to radon gas in a house where the annual average level of radon gas in a house exceeds 200 bequerels per cubic metre; or
(c) works to make a house to be occupied by a disabled occupant suitable for that person's accommodation ,welfare or employment insofar as that person's disability renders the work necessary.
Revocation
3. The directions by the Secretary of State under section 240 (2) (b)of the Act dated 31st March , 22nd June and 9th December 1992 are hereby revoked.
Richard Grant
Signed by the authority of the Scottish Ministers
19 September 2003
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