Local Employment Act 1972

7 (1) In the following circumstances the percentage in section 3(3)(b) of this Act shall be twenty-five per cent. instead of thirty-five per cent,—

(a) in the case of a grant in respect of the provision of a building or extension by purchase, if the contract to purchase was entered into before 27th October 1970, or if before that date any work on providing the building or extension was done on the site with a view to occupation by the applicant for the grant or, if the applicant is a member of a group, by any other member of that group;

(b) in the case of a grant made by virtue of section 3(5) of this Act, if any work on including the special features in the building or extension was done before the said 27th October; and

(c) in the case of any other grant, if any work on providing the building or extension was done on the site before the said 27th October by or on behalf of the applicant for the grant or, if the applicant is a member of a group, by or on behalf of any other member of that group:

Provided that the Secretary of State may determine that paragraph (c) above shall not have effect in any case the special circumstances of which appear to him to justify such a determination.

(2) In this paragraph " group " has the meaning given in section 3(7) of this Act.