Housing (Scotland) Act 2006

74 Grants and loans: applications

(1) A grant or loan may be made only on an application to the local authority.

(2) The application must contain full particulars of—

(a) the work in question, including plans and specifications of the work,

(b) the land on or premises in which the work is to be, or is being, carried out,

(c) the expenses (including any professional fees) estimated to be incurred in carrying out the work, and

(d) such other matters, including information on the matters mentioned in section 77, as may be required by regulations under section 188.

(3) Where the application is for an amount of grant or loan representing a proportion of the total expense estimated under subsection (2)(c), the application must specify that proportion.

(4) A local authority may require an applicant to provide, within such reasonable period as it may specify, such information as it considers necessary to satisfy itself that the information in the application form is accurate.

(5) The authority must disregard any application from an applicant who fails to comply with such a requirement.