Part I

Grants, &c. for renewal of private sector housing
Chapter I

The main grants

Introductory

Applications for grants.
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1
No grant shall be paid unless an application for it is made to the local housing authority in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and is approved by them.
2
An application for a grant shall be in writing and shall specify the premises to which it relates and contain—
a
particulars of the works in respect of which the grant is sought (in this Chapter referred to as the “relevant works”);
b
unless the local housing authority otherwise direct in any particular case, at least two estimates from different contractors of the cost of carrying out the relevant works;
c
particulars of any preliminary or ancillary services and charges in respect of the cost of which the grant is also sought; and
d
such other particulars as may be prescribed.
3
In this Chapter “preliminary or ancillary services and charges”, in relation to an application for a grant, means services and charges which—
a
relate to the application and the preparation for and the carrying out of works, and
b
are specified for the purposes of this subsection by order of the Secretary of State.
4
The Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe a form of application for a grant and an application for a grant to which any such regulations apply is not validly made unless it is in the prescribed form.
S. 2 wholly in force; S. 2 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 150; S. 2 in force for certain purposes at 11.9.1996 by S.I. 1996/2352, art. 2(2); s. 2 in force insofar as not already in force at 17.12.1996 by S.I. 1996/2842, art. 3
Pt. I Ch. I (ss. 1-59) excluded (17.12.1996) by S.I. 1996/2890, reg. 3(1)
Pt. I Ch. I modified (temp.) (E.) (coming into force in accordance with regs. 1(2)-(4), 3 of the amending S.I.) by The Disabled Peoples Right to Control (Pilot Scheme) (England) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2862), reg. 23, Sch. 2 (with reg. 22)