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21 1966

HOUSING ACT, 1966

PART II

Financial Provisions

Chapter I

Expenses under Act

Expenses of administration of Minister.

7. —The expenses incurred by the Minister in the administration of this Act shall, to such extent as may be sanctioned by the Minister for Finance, be defrayed out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas.

Charging of expenses of housing authority who are county council.

8. —The following provisions shall apply as respects the expenses under this Act of a housing authority who are the council of a county:

(a) in case the authority are the council of a county not being a county in respect of which an order has been made under section 5 of the Local Government (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1934 , (in this section referred to as a dividing order) such expenses shall be charged on the county (exclusive of every borough and urban district therein); and

(b) in case the authority are the council of a county in respect of which a dividing order has been made—

(i) such expenses, other than expenses under section 39 of this Act, shall be charged on the rural sanitary area in respect of which the expenses were incurred,

(ii) such expenses under the said section 39 shall be charged on the county (exclusive of every borough and urban district therein).

Payment of expenses under section 111 of Act.

9. —(1) The expenses incurred in the performance under section 111 of this Act of a function of a housing authority to the extent certified by the Minister to be properly payable by the authority, shall on demand be paid to the Minister, the housing authority or other person by whom the expenses were incurred and shall be recoverable by the person or authority making the demand as a simple contract debt in any court of competent jurisdiction.

(2) Where a sum is due to a housing authority by the Minister and, at the same time, expenses are recoverable under this section by the Minister from the authority, the sum may be set off against the expenses either, as may be appropriate, in whole or in part.

Power to set off.

10. —Where a sum is due under this Act to any person by a housing authority and, at the same time, another sum is due from that person to the authority, the former sum may be set off against the latter either, as may be appropriate, in whole or in part.