The Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (Assistance to Registered Social Landlords and Other Persons) (Grants) Regulations 2004

Procedure for funding routes 2, 3 and 4 cases to provide, improve and adapt units

7.—(1) A local authority shall ensure that in a case where it determines that either funding routes 2, 3 or 4 apply, a grant applicant submits to that local authority a project proposal report for the project to be undertaken by that grant applicant in terms satisfactory to, and in a form to be specified by, that local authority.

(2) Following receipt and appraisal of a project proposal report, a local authority may issue a scheme agreement indicating the amount of HAG that it may make available to a grant applicant in respect of the project which scheme agreement shall specify–

(a) funding route that applies;

(b) purpose of the project;

(c) project location;

(d) timescales for work connected to the project; and

(e) target outputs.

(3) In a case where funding route 2 applies the local authority, after issue of a scheme agreement, shall ensure that a grant applicant submits to that local authority in relation to a project, in such terms as that local authority considers satisfactory–

(a) at acquisition stage, a report using the form to be specified by that local authority, and at settlement the form to be specified by that local authority;

(b) at cost plan stage, where that local authority considers necessary, a report using the form to be specified by that local authority; and

(c) at tender stage, a report using the form to be specified by that local authority.

(4) In a case where funding route 3 applies the local authority, after issue of a scheme agreement, shall ensure that a grant applicant submits to that local authority in relation to a project, in such terms as that local authority considers satisfactory–

(a) at acquisition stage, a report using the form to be specified by that local authority, and at settlement the form to be specified by that local authority; and

(b) at cost plan and at tender stage either–

(i) an application using the form to be specified by that local authority at cost plan stage and then at tender stage a report using the form to be specified by that local authority; or

(ii) a report using the form to be specified by that local authority at cost plan stage and then at tender stage an application using the form to be specified by that local authority,

save where a local authority considers it unnecessary to submit an application or report at cost plan stage in which case an application using the form to be specified by that local authority shall be submitted at tender stage.

(5) In a case where funding route 4 applies the local authority, after issue of a scheme agreement, shall ensure that a grant applicant submits to that local authority in relation to a project, in such terms as that local authority considers satisfactory–

(a) at acquisition stage, an application using the form to be specified by that local authority and at settlement the form to be specified by that local authority;

(b) at cost plan stage, where that local authority considers necessary, an application using the form to be specified by that local authority; and

(c) at tender stage, an application using the form to be specified by that local authority.