Inner Urban Areas Act 1978 (c. 50)

Improvement areas E+W+S

4 Declaration of and changes in improvement areas. E+W+S

(1) The provisions of the Schedule to this Act shall have effect as respects the procedure for declaring areas to be, and for making changes in, improvement areas.

(2) In this Act “improvement area”, in relation to a designated district authority, means an area declared to be such an area by that authority.

5 Loans and grants for improving amenities. E+W+S

(1) Where a designated district authority are satisfied that the carrying out by any person of any works mentioned in subsection (2) below on land situated within an improvement area would benefit that area, they may make a loan or a grant or both to that person for the purpose of enabling him to carry out those works.

(2) The works referred to in subsection (1) above are as follows—

(a) the construction of fencing or walls;

(b) landscaping and the planting of trees, shrubs and plants;

(c) the clearance or levelling of land;

(d) the cleansing of watercourses, whether natural or artificial, or the reclamation of land covered with water;

(e) the cleaning, painting, repair or demolition of structures or buildings; and

(f) the construction of parking spaces, access roads, turning heads or loading bays.

(3) Subsections (2) and (3) of section 3 above shall apply in relation to the making of loans or grants under this section as they apply in relation to the making of loans or grants under that section.

6 Grants for converting or improving buildings. E+W+S

(1) Where a designated district authority are satisfied that the carrying out by any person of any works mentioned in subsection (2) below on land situated within an improvement area would benefit that area, they may make a grant to that person for the purpose of enabling him to carry out those works.

(2) The works referred to in subsection (1) above are as follows—

(a) the conversion, extension, improvement or modification of industrial or commercial buildings; and

(b) the conversion of other buildings into industrial or commercial buildings.

[F1 (3) The amount of a grant under this section shall not exceed 50 per cent of the cost of carrying out the works.]

(4) Subsections (2) and (3) of section 3 above shall apply in relation to the making of grants under this section as they apply in relation to the making of grants under that section.

(5) In this section “industrial or commercial building” means a building in use or intended for use for industrial or commercial purposes.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 6(3) substituted by Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65, SIF 81:1, 2), s. 191(1)