SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 15 Superseded Contributions, Grants, Subsidies, &c.

Part IV Town Development Subsidy

Reduction or discontinuance of subsidy

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1

The Secretary of State may reduce or discontinue a sending authority’s transitional town development subsidy if a dwelling in respect of which it is payable—

a

has been demolished,

b

has been disposed of by the receiving authority,

c

is not fit to be used, or is not being used, for letting as a dwelling, or

d

in any other circumstances he considers relevant.

2

The Secretary of State may from time to time determine for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—

a

the circumstances in which a dwelling is to be treated as having been demolished or disposed of,

b

the circumstances in which a dwelling is to be treated as not fit to be used, or as not being used, for letting as a dwelling,

c

in which circumstances other than those mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a) to (c) an authority’s transitional town development subsidy is to be reduced or discontinued, and

d

the method by which any calculation is to be made;

and the power conferred by paragraph (b) above also includes power to determine what constitutes letting as a dwelling.

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A determination under this paragraph may contain supplementary or incidental provisions and may be made to apply to a specified description of authorities or dwellings or to a specified authority.