PART III

GRANTS, &c. FOR RENEWAL OF PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING
CHAPTER II

THE MAIN GRANTS

Supplementary

Power of Executive to carry out works which would attract grant
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1
The Executive may by agreement with a person having the requisite interest execute at his expense—
a
any works towards the cost of which a grant under this Chapter is payable or might be paid on an application duly made and approved, and
b
any further works which it is in the Executive’s opinion necessary or desirable to execute together with the works mentioned in sub-paragraph (a).
2
Except in the case of a common parts grant, the “requisite interest” means a qualifying owner’s interest for the purposes of a renovation grant, or an owner’s interest for the purposes of a disabled facilities grant or HMO grant, as the case may be.
3
In the case of a common parts grant, the reference in paragraph (1) to a person having the requisite interest is a reference to the person who has—
a
an owner’s interest in the building, or
b
such an interest in a flat in the building as is mentioned in Article 45(2)(a) to (c) (occupying tenants),
and has a power or duty to carry out the relevant works.