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| F1... | ... |
| ... | ... |
| certified date | section 44(3)(b) |
| common parts | section 58 |
| common parts application (in relation to a F2... grant) | section 58 |
| ... | ... |
| ... | ... |
| ... | ... |
| ... | ... |
| disabled occupant | section 20 |
| disabled person | section 100(1) to (3) |
| dwelling | section 101 |
| ... | ... |
| eligible works | section 34(2)(a) |
| estimated expense | section 34(2) |
| ... | ... |
| fit for human habitation | section 97(1) |
| flat | section 58 |
| grant F3... | section 1(6) |
| grant condition | section 44(1) |
| grant condition period | section 44(3)(a) |
| ... | ... |
| ... | ... |
| housing action trust | section 101 |
| ... | ... |
| introductory tenant | section 101 |
| ... | |
| ... | ... |
| ... | ... |
| local authority | section 101 |
| local housing authority | section 101 |
| ... | ... |
| member of family | section 98(1) |
| new town corporation | section 101 |
| [F4occupier’s application | section 19(1) and (2)] |
| ... | ... |
| owner | sections 99 and 101 |
| ... | ... |
| owner’s application | |
| F5... | ... |
| –in relation to a ... grant | section 19(1) and (2) |
| owner’s certificate (in relation to an application for a F6... grant) | section 21(2) |
| owner’s interest | section 101 |
| ... | ... |
| ... | ... |
| preliminary or ancillary services and charges | section 2(3) |
| [F7premises | section 58] |
| prescribed | section 101 |
| [F8qualifying houseboat | section 58] |
| qualifying owner’s interest | |
| F9... | ... |
| –in relation to an application for a ... grant | section 19(4) |
| ... | ... |
| [F10qualifying park home | section 58] |
| qualifying tenant | |
| F11... | ... |
| –in relation to an application for a ... grant | section 19(4) |
| ... | ... |
| ... | ... |
| ... | ... |
| relevant works (in relation to a grant application) | section 2(2)(a) |
| ... | ... |
| ... | ... |
| F12...secure tenant | section 101 |
| social services authority | section 100(4) |
| F13...statutory tenant | section 101 |
| tenancy and tenant (generally) | section 101 |
| tenant (and expressions relating to tenancies) | |
| F14... | ... |
| ... | ... |
| ... | ... |
| –in the context of an application for ... grant | section 19(5) |
| tenant’s application | |
| F15... | ... |
| –in relation to a ... grant | section 19(1) and (2) |
| ... | ... |
| tenant’s certificate | |
| F16... | ... |
| –for the purposes of an application for a ... grant | section 22(2) |
| urban development corporation | section 101 |
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F1S. 59: entries repealed (19.7.2003) by The Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1860), arts. 1(3), 11(1), 15, Sch. 3 para. 26(a), Sch. 6 (with art. 11(2))
F2S. 59: words in entry relating to "common parts application" repealed (19.7.2003) by The Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1860), arts. 1(3), 11(1), 15, Sch. 3 para. 26(b), Sch. 6 (with art. 11(2))
F3S. 59: words in entry relating to "grant" repealed (19.7.2003) by The Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1860), arts. 1(3), 11(1), 15, Sch. 3 para. 26(c), Sch. 6 (with art. 11(2))
F4S. 59: entry inserted (19.7.2003) by The Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1860), arts. 1(3), 11(1), Sch. 3 para. 26(m) (with art. 11(2))
F5S. 59: words in entry relating to "owner's application" repealed (19.7.2003) by The Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1860), arts. 1(3), 11(1), 15, Sch. 3 para. 26(d), Sch. 6 (with art. 11(2))
F6S. 59: words in entry relating to "owner's certificate" repealed (19.7.2003) by The Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1860), arts. 1(3), 11(1), 15, Sch. 3 para. 26(e), Sch. 6 (with art. 11(2))
F7S. 59: entry inserted (19.7.2003) by The Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1860), arts. 1(3), 11(1), Sch. 3 para. 26(m) (with art. 11(2))
F8S. 59: entry inserted (19.7.2003) by The Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1860), arts. 1(3), 11(1), Sch. 3 para. 26(m) (with art. 11(2))
F9S. 59: words in entry relating to "qualifying owner's interest" repealed (19.7.2003) by The Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1860), arts. 1(3), 11(1), 15, Sch. 3 para. 26(f), Sch. 6 (with art. 11(2))
F10S. 59: entry inserted (19.7.2003) by The Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1860), arts. 1(3), 11(1), Sch. 3 para. 26(m) (with art. 11(2))
F11S. 59: words in entry relating to "qualifying tenant" repealed (19.7.2003) by The Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1860), arts. 1(3), 11(1), 15, Sch. 3 para. 26(g), Sch. 6 (with art. 11(2))
F12S. 59: words in entry relating to "secure tenancy and secure tenant" repealed (19.7.2003) by The Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1860), arts. 1(3), 11(1), 15, Sch. 3 para. 26(h), Sch. 6 (with art. 11(2))
F13S. 59: words in entry relating to "statutory tenancy and statutory tenant" repealed (19.7.2003) by The Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1860), arts. 1(3), 11(1), 15, Sch. 3 para. 26(i), Sch. 6 (with art. 11(2))
F14S. 59: words in entry relating to "tenant (and expressions relating to tenancies)" repealed (19.7.2003) by The Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1860), arts. 1(3), 11(1), 15, Sch. 3 para. 26(j), Sch. 6 (with art. 11(2))
F15S. 59: words in entry relating to "tenant's application" repealed (19.7.2003) by The Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1860), arts. 1(3), 11(1), 15, Sch. 3 para. 26(k), Sch. 6 (with art. 11(2))
F16S. 59: words in entry relating to "tenant's certificate" repealed (19.7.2003) by The Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1860), arts. 1(3), 11(1), 15, Sch. 3 para. 26(l), Sch. 6 (with art. 11(2))
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