Housing Act (Northern Ireland) 1951
1951 CHAPTER 13
An Act to amend certain enactments and to repeal other enactments relating to housing; to alter the law with respect to financial assistance to persons providing housing accommodation; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.
[19th June 1951]

S. 1 amends ss. 1, 2 of 1946 c. 4 (NI)
S. 2(1) amends s. 6 of 1946 c. 20 (NI); subs. (2) substitutes s. 7 of 1946 c. 20 (NI); subs. (3)‐(5) amend ss. 8, 15(2), 16 of 1946 c. 20 (NI)

3 Power to seek alternative grants.
(1) Where plans and specifications of a new house have (whether before or after the passing of this Act) been approved by a [ district council] for the purposes of the payment of grants under Part III of the Housing (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland), 1946 , and the person providing the house satisfies the [ district council] that—
(a) no grant has been paid under the said Part III in respect of that house;
(b) if such plans and specifications had been submitted to the [ district council] under section one of the Housing and Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland), 1946 , they would have been approved by the [ district council] under that section; and
1946 c.4
(c) he has made such a letting thereof as complies with the statutory conditions set out in section two of that Act;
the [ district council] may make to him the like contribution as if such plans and specifications had been approved under that Act; and the provisions of that Act shall have effect accordingly.
SRO (NI) 1973/285
1946 c.20
(2) The submission of plans and specifications under the said section one shall not preclude the person providing the house from electing [ within such time after the house has been completed as the [ district council] consider reasonable in the circumstances and before he has made such a letting thereof as is mentioned in paragraph ( c) of sub-section (1) of this section] to withdraw the plans and specifications and submit them for approval under the said Part III.
Subs. (3) repeals s. 20 (pt.) of 1946 c. 4 (NI)
1964 c. 26 (NI)
1981 NI 3
Ss. 4‐6 rep. by 1954 c. 33 (NI); 1981 NI 3

7 Citation and construction.
(1) This Act may be cited as the Housing Act (Northern Ireland), 1951.
Subs. (2) rep. by 1981 NI 3
Schedule rep. by 1981 NI 3