http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/53/section/52Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996An Act to make provision for grants and other assistance for housing purposes and about action in relation to unfit housing; to amend the law relating to construction contracts and architects; to provide grants and other assistance for regeneration and development and in connection with clearance areas; to amend the provisions relating to home energy efficiency schemes; to make provision in connection with the dissolution of urban development corporations, housing action trusts and the Commission for the New Towns; and for connected purposes.1996-07-24texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2025-05-23Expert Participation2025-05-19 Part I Chapter I521Where a local housing authority approve an application for a grant they may, with the consent of the Secretary of State, impose such conditions as they think fit—arelating to things done or omitted before the certified date and requiring the repayment to the local housing authority on demand of any instalments of grant paid, orbrelating to things done or omitted on or after that date and requiring the payment to the local housing authority on demand of a sum equal to the amount of the grant paid;and, in either case, that amount may be required to be paid together with compound interest on that amount as from the date of payment, calculated at such reasonable rate as the authority may determine and with yearly rests.2A condition under this section is a local land charge and is binding on—aany person who is for the time being an owner of the dwelling . . . or building, andbsuch other persons (if any) as the authority may, with the consent of the Secretary of State, specify.3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Where the authority have the right to demand repayment of an amount as mentioned in subsection (1), they may determine not to demand payment or to demand a lesser amount.5Any conditions imposed under this section are in addition to the conditions provided for by section 51 .S. 52 wholly in force; s. 52 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 150; s. 52 in force for certain purposes at 11.9.1996 by S.I. 1996/2352, art. 2(2); s. 52 in force insofar as not already in force at 17.12.1996 by S.I. 1996/2842, art. 3Word in s. 52(2)(a) repealed (19.7.2003) by The Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/1860), arts. 1(3), 11(1), 15, Sch. 3 para. 21(a), Sch. 6 (with art. 11(2))S. 52(3) 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. 21(b), Sch. 6 (with art. 11(2))Words in s. 52(5) substituted (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. 21(c) (with art. 11(2))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)