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Number 18 of 1970
HOUSING ACT, 1970
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Subsections added to sections 15, 16 and 18 of Act of 1966
Subsections added to sections 15
Subsections added to Section 16
Subsections added to section 18
Acts Referred to | |
1966, No. 21 | |
Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited (Amendment) Act, 1963 | 1963, No. 27 |
Irish Land Act, 1903 | 1903, c. 37 |
1927, No. 19 | |
Number 18 of 1970
HOUSING ACT, 1970
Act of 1966.
1.—In this Act “the Act of 1966” means the Housing Act, 1966.
Grants by Minister for provision of houses.
2.—Section 15 of the Act of 1966 is hereby amended by the addition of the subsections set out in Part 1 of the Schedule to this Act.
Grants by Minister for provision of houses for farmers and others.
3.—Section 16 of the Act of 1966 is hereby amended by the addition of the subsections set out in Part II of the Schedule to this Act.
Grants by Minister for erection of flats or maisonettes.
4.—Section 18 of the Act of 1966 is hereby amended by the addition of the subsections set out in Part III of the Schedule to this Act.
Contributions by Minister to certain annual loan charges of housing authorities.
5.—Section 44 (2) (a) of the Act of 1966 is hereby amended by the addition of the following subparagraph:
“(vi) on or after the 13th day of June, 1969, for the accommodation of key workers of a class specified by the Minister and necessarily brought into an area for new or expanding industry.”
Increase of certain limits.
6.—Article 2 of the Third Schedule to the Act of 1966 is hereby amended by the substitution of “two thousand pounds” for “fivehundred pounds” in paragraph (a), paragraph (b), paragraph (c) and paragraph (h) and the substitution of “five thousand pounds” for “twelve hundred pounds” in paragraph (g).
Making of supplementary grants (borough or urban district) by county council.
7.—(1) In this section “relevant section” means any of the following sections: section 26 (exclusive of subsections (7) and (8)), section 27, section 28 and section 29 of the Act of 1966.
(2) References in a relevant section to the housing authority shall, in the application of the section to a borough (not being a borough designated by the Minister by regulations as excluded with respect to the section from the application of this paragraph), be taken as not referring to the corporation of the borough and as referring instead to the council of the county in which the borough is situate.
(3) (a) References in a relevant section to the housing authority shall, in the application of the section to an urban district (not being an urban district designated by the Minister by regulations as excluded with respect to the section from the application of this paragraph), be taken as not referring to the council of the urban district and as referring instead to the council of the county in which the urban district is situate.
(b) Where—
(i) under an agreement made between the council of a county and the council of an urban district on or after the 13th day of June, 1969, and before the passing of this Act a grant was made by the council of the county, and
(ii) apart from the agreement, the grant would have fallen to be made under a relevant section by the council of the urban district, the following provisions shall have effect:
(I) the grant shall be as valid as if, when it was made, paragraph (a) of this subsection was in operation, and the urban district stood not designated by the Minister by regulations as excluded with respect to the relevant section from the application of that paragraph,
(II) subsection (4) of this section shall apply and be deemed always to have applied for the purpose of enabling the expenses of the council of the county in relation to the grant to be charged.
(4) The following provisions shall apply with respect to the expenses under a relevant section of a housing authority who are the council of a county:
(a) in the case of a county with respect to which paragraph (a) of section 8 of the Act of 1966 applies, the exclusion of boroughs and urban districts contained in that paragraph shall be taken as not extending to any borough which stands not designated by regulations under subsection (2) of this section as excluded with respect to the relevant section or to any urban district which stands not designated by regulations under subsection (3) of this section as so excluded,
(b) in the case of a county with respect to which paragraph (b) of the said section 8 applies and which includes an area or areas in relation to which this paragraph applies—
(i) there shall firstly be taken each area in the county consisting of an area or areas in relation to which this paragraph applies and the rural sanitary area adjoining it or them and the expenses under the relevant section in respect of that combined area shall be charged on it,
(ii) other expenses under the relevant section shall be charged as provided for by paragraph (b) (i) of section 8 of the Act of 1966.
In this paragraph “area in relation to which this paragraph applies” means an area consisting of—
(i) a borough standing not designated by regulations under subsection (2) of this section as excluded with respect to the relevant section or,
(ii) an urban district standing not designated by regulations under subsection (3) of this section as so excluded.
Validity of certain grants.
8.—(1) If, before the passing of this Act, any grant under section 16 of the Act of 1966, was, in a case in which there was compliance with the requirements of paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of that section, made in contravention of that section because the house was not provided in a rural area, the fact that the grant was so made shall not affect, and shall be deemed never to have affected, the validity of the making of the grant.
(2) If, before the passing of this Act, any grant under section 29 of the Act of 1966 was made in contravention of subsection (4) of that section, the fact that the grant was so made shall not affect, and shall be deemed never to have affected, the validity of the making of the grant.
Amendment of section 17 (1) of Act of 1966.
9.—Section 17 (1) of the Act of 1966 is hereby amended by the addition of the following proviso:
“Provided that in a case in which the erection of the house commenced or commences on or after the 31st day of December, 1970, a grant under this section shall not be made unless a notice of approval for the purposes of this section was issued by the Minister in respect of the house before that day.”
Amendment of section 26 of Act of 1966.
10.—(1) Subsection (1) of section 26 of the Act of 1966 is hereby amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (b):
“(b) the total, determined by the housing authority, of the income of the person and the income of his spouse (if any) does not exceed the appropriate limit, that is to say:
(i) in case the supplementary grant is made in respect of a house the erection of which commenced before the 1st day of August, 1970—one thousand and forty-five pounds per annum,
(ii) in case it is made in respect of a house the erection of which commenced on or after the 1st day of August, 1970, and before the coming into operation of the first regulations made pursuant to the next subparagraph—one thousand two hundred and fifty pounds per annum, and
(iii) in any other case—the limit for the time being specified by the Minister, by regulations made with the consent of the Minister for Finance, as the appropriate limit for the purposes of this paragraph.”
(2) The following subsection is hereby substituted for subsection (2) of section 26 of the Act of 1966:
“(2) A housing authority, in determining the income of a person applying for a grant under this section or of his spouse, may, if the person satisfies the authority that he or his spouse maintains at his or her own expense a dependent person, make such allowance as they think fit, subject to the appropriate limit, that is to say:
(a) in case the supplementary grant is made in respect of a house the erection of which commenced before the coming into operation of the first regulations made pursuant to the next paragraph—one hundred pounds in respect of each person so maintained, or four hundred pounds in the aggregate, whichever is the less, and
(b) in any other case—the limit for the time being specified by the Minister, by regulations made with the consent of the Minister for Finance, as the appropriate limit for the purposes of this subsection.”
Amendment of sections 29 (1), 30 and 31(1) of Act of 1966.
11.—Sections 29 (1), 30 and 31 (1) of the Act of 1966 are each hereby amended by the insertion of “, whether the grant has been paid in whole or in part,” after “housing authority may”.
Amendment of section 33 of Act of 1966.
12.—(1) Section 33 (1) of the Act of 1966 is hereby amended by the insertion before “or in case a grant is made” of “or under section 5 (2) of the Shannon Free Airport Development Company Limited (Amendment) Act, 1963 (the case being one in which the house in respect of which the grant under the said section 5 (2) is made is completed after the 31st day of March, 1969), or in case a house is erected by the Land Commission, or with the aid of a grant from the Land Commission, in pursuance of section 12 of the Irish Land Act, 1903, as extended by section 22 of the Land Act, 1927 (the case being one in which the house is completed after the 31st day of March, 1969, and the total area of all its floors satisfies the requirements, in the case of a house the erection of which commenced before the 1st day of October, 1969, of section 15 (1) (a), in the case of a house the erection of which commenced on or after the 1st day of October, 1969, and on or before the 31st day of December, 1970, of section 15 (4) (b) or, in the case of a house the erection of which commenced after the 31st day of December, 1970, of section 15 (6) (b) of this Act),” and by the insertion before “to which the grant relates” of “erected by the Land Commission or”.
(2) Section 33 (4) of the Act of 1966 is hereby amended by the insertion before “the valuation of the tenement” of “or in case a house is reconstructed by the Land Commission, or with the aid of a grant from the Land Commission, in pursuance of section 12 of the Irish Land Act, 1903, as extended by section 22 of the Land Act, 1927 (the case being one in which the reconstruction is completed after the 31st day of March, 1969), or in case a grant, for the reconstruction (completed after the 31st day of March, 1969) of a house, is made by Bord Fáilte Éireann pursuant to a scheme for development of supplementary holiday accommodation,” and by the insertion before “to which any such grant relates” of “reconstructed by the Land Commission or”.
(3) Section 33 (5) of the Act of 1966 is hereby amended by the addition of the following paragraph:
“(f) in relation to a house reconstructed by, or with the aid of a grant from, the Land Commission or to a grant, for the reconstruction of a house, by Bord Fáilte Éireann—the reconstruction.”
(4) A housing authority shall make any refunds which become appropriate in consequence of the amendments effected by this section.
Amendment of section 62 of Act of 1966.
13.—(1) Subsection (4) of section 62 of the Act of 1966 is hereby amended by the insertion after “sections 86, 87 and 88 of the Act of 1860” of “(subject, in the case of the said section 86, to the substitution of ‘of one month’ for ‘to be therein named, and not less than seven or more than fourteen clear days from the date of such warrant’ and the substitution of ‘eight in the morning and eight in the afternoon’ for ‘nine in the morning and four in the afternoon’)”.
(2) The following subsection is hereby added to section 62 of the Act of 1966:
“(7) If, in a case in which there is no tenancy in a dwelling provided by a housing authority under this Act, a person makes an entry into the dwelling, or uses it for human habitation, without the consent of the housing authority, such person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds, or, at the discretion of the court, to a term of imprisonment not exceeding one month or to both such fine and imprisonment, provided that this subsection shall not apply in relation to a person who, at the time when the tenancy last created in the dwelling was terminated or otherwise ceased to exist, was ordinarily resident in the dwelling or to a person making an entry into the dwelling for the purposes of normal social relations with such persons or to a person making an entry into the dwelling (but not using it for human habitation) in the course of his ordinary business, profession, vocation or trade.”
Repeal.
14.—Subsection (4) of section 29 of the Act of 1966 is hereby repealed.
Short title, construction and collective citation.
15.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Housing Act, 1970.
(2) This Act and the Housing Acts, 1966 and 1969, shall be construed together as one Act and may be cited together as the Housing Acts, 1966 to 1970.
SCHEDULE
Subsections added to Sections 15, 16 and 18 of Act of 1966
Sections 2, 3 and 4.
PART I
Subsections added to Section 15
(3) Grants under subsection (1) of this section shall not be made on or after the 1st day of October, 1969, save in respect of housesthe erection of which commenced before that day, and subsection (2) of this section shall accordingly apply in relation to those houses only.
(4) The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance and subject to such regulations as may be made by the Minister for the purposes of this section, make, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, to a person providing one or more than one house in respect of which a grant under any enactment (including this Act) has not been made, a grant of such amount as may be appropriate having regard to subsection (5) of this section if, but only if—
(a) the commencement of the erection of the house or each house occurs on or after the 1st day of October, 1969, and on or before the 31st day of December, 1970,
(b) the total area of all the floors of the house or each house when measured in the prescribed manner is neither less than three hundred and fifty square feet nor more than—
(i) in the case of a house in which sewerage facilities and a piped water supply are installed, fifteen hundred square feet,
(ii) in any other case, fourteen hundred square feet, and
(c) in case the house or each house is provided by a public utility society, the first occupier of the house or each house is a member of the society who occupies it as his normal place of residence.
(5) A grant under subsection (4) of this section in respect of a house shall not exceed the appropriate amount specified in the Table hereunder:
TABLE
Amount of Grant
Where sewerage facilities and piped water supply cannot reasonably be provided | Where sewerage facilities and piped water supply are provided | ||||||||
Person to whom grant may be made by Minister under subsection (4) of this section | Total area in square feet of all floors of house when measured in prescribed manner | Total area in square feet of all floors of house when measured in prescribed manner | |||||||
350 or more, but less than 500 | 500 or more, but less than 800 | 800 or more, but less than 1,050 | 1,050 or more, but not exceeding 1,400 | 350 or more, but less than 500 | 500 or more, but less than 800 | 800 or more, but less than 1,050 | 1,050 or more, but less than 1,250 | 1,250 or more, but not exceeding 1,500 | |
£ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
Person (other than a public utility society) providing house | 100 | 175 | 250 | 225 | 175 | 250 | 325 | 300 | 275 |
Public utility society providing house | 110 | 185 | 260 | 235 | 185 | 260 | 335 | 310 | 285 |
(6) The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance and subject to such regulations as may be made by the Minister for the purposes of this section, make, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, to a person providing one or more than one house in respect of which a grant under any enactment (including this Act) has not been made, a grant of such amount as may be appropriate having regard to subsection (7) of this section if, but only if—
(a) the commencement of the erection of the house or each house occurs after the 31st day of December, 1970,
(b) the total area of all the floors of the house or each house when measured in the prescribed manner is neither less than thirty-five square metres nor more than one hundred and sixteen square metres, and
(c) in case the house or each house is provided by a public utility society, the first occupier of the house or each house is a member of the society who occupies it as his normal place of residence,
subject to the proviso that a grant shall not be made in respect of a house the use of which will, in the opinion of the Minister, be other than as a normal place of residence.
(7) A grant under subsection (6) of this section in respect of a house shall not exceed the appropriate amount specified in the Table hereunder:
TABLE
Amount of Grant
Person to whom grant may be made by Minister under subsection (6) of this section | Where sewerage facilities and piped water supply cannot reasonably be provided | Where sewerage facilities and piped water supply are provided | |||||||
Total area in square metres of all floors of house when measured in prescribed manner | Total area in square metres of all floors of house when measured in prescribed manner | ||||||||
35 or more, but less than 45 | 45 or more, but less than 75 | 75 or more, but less than 100 | 100 or more, but not exceeding 116 | 35 or more, but less than 45 | 45 or more, but less than 75 | 75 or more, but less than 100 | 100 or more, but not exceeding 116 | ||
£ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
Person (other than a public utility society) providing house | 100 | 175 | 250 | 225 | 175 | 250 | 325 | 300 | |
Public utility society providing house | 110 | 185 | 260 | 235 | 185 | 260 | 335 | 310 | |
PART II
Subsections added to Section 16
(5) (a) Subsection (1) of this section shall have effect, in a case in which there has been compliance with paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of this section, as if “in a rural area” were deleted.
(b) Grants under subsection (1) of this section shall not be made on or after the 1st day of October, 1969, save in respect of houses the erection of which commenced before that day, and subsections (2), (3) and (4) of this section shall accordingly apply in relation to those houses only.
(6) Subject to subsection (10) of this section, the Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance and subject to such regulations as may be made by the Minister for the purposes of this section, make, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, to a person providing (in a case in which there is compliance with the requirements of paragraph (a) of subsection (10) of this section) in any area or (in any other case) in a rural area, a house in respect of which a grant under any enactment (including this Act) has not been made, a grant of such amount as may be appropriate having regard to subsection (7) of this section if, but only if—
(a) the commencement of the erection of the house occurs on or after the 1st day of October, 1969, and on or before the 31st day of December, 1970,
(b) the total area of all the floors of the house when measured in the prescribed manner is neither less than three hundred and fifty square feet nor more than—
(i) in the case of a house in which sewerage facilities and a piped water supply are installed, fifteen hundred square feet,
(ii) in any other case, fourteen hundred square feet,
(c) the house is erected on a site other than a site in relation to which a contribution has been made by the Minister under section 44, 45 or 47 of this Act, and
(d) the house is occupied by the person as his normal place of residence or, in case the house is provided by a public utility society, the first occupier of the house is a member of the society who occupies it as his normal place of residence.
(7) A grant under subsection (6) of this section shall not exceed the appropriate amount specified in the Table hereunder:
TABLE
Amount of Grant
Person to whom grant may be made by Minister under subsection (6) of this section | Where sewerage facilities and piped water supply cannot reasonably be provided | Where sewerage facilities and piped water supply are provided | ||||
Total area in square feet of all floors of house when measured in prescribed manner | Total area in square feet of all floors of house when measured in prescribed manner | |||||
350 or more, but less than 500 | 500 or more, but less than 800 | 800 or more, but not exceeding 1,400 | 350 or more, but less than 500 | 500 or more, but less than 800 | 800 or more, but not exceeding 1,500 | |
£ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
1. Person (other than a public utility society) providing a house: | ||||||
where the rateable valuation or the aggregate of the rateable valuations of the land and buildings occupied by the person— | ||||||
(a) does not exceed £25 | 150 | 300 | 375 | 225 | 375 | 450 |
(b) exceeds £25 but does not exceed £40 | 125 | 250 | 325 | 200 | 325 | 400 |
(c) exceeds £40 but does not exceed £60 | 100 | 200 | 275 | 175 | 275 | 350 |
2. Public utility society providing a house of which the first occupier is a member of the society: | ||||||
where the rateable valuation or the aggregate of the rateable valuations of the land and buildings occupied by the said first occupier— | ||||||
(a) does not exceed £25 | 160 | 310 | 385 | 235 | 385 | 460 |
(b) exceeds £25 but does not exceed £40 | 135 | 260 | 335 | 210 | 335 | 410 |
(c) exceeds £40 but does not exceed £60 | 110 | 210 | 285 | 185 | 285 | 360 |
(8) Subject to subsection (10) of this section, the Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance and subject to such regulations as may be made by the Minister for the purposes of this section, make, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, to a person providing (in a case in which there is compliance with the requirements of paragraph (a) of subsection (10) of this section) in any area or (in any other case) in a rural area, a house in respect of which a grant under any enactment (including this Act) has not been made, a grant of such amount as may be appropriate having regard to subsection (9) of this section if, but only if—
(a) the commencement of the erection of the house occurs after the 31st day of December, 1970,
(b) the total area of all the floors of the house when measured in the prescribed manner is neither less than thirty-five square metres nor more than one hundred and sixteen square metres,
(c) the house is erected on a site other than a site in relation to which a contribution has been made by the Minister under section 44, 45 or 47 of this Act, and
(d) the house is occupied by the person as his normal place of residence or, in case the house is provided by a public utility society, the first occupier of the house is a member of the society who occupies it as his normal place of residence.
(9) A grant under subsection (8) of this section shall not exceed the appropriate amount specified in the Table hereunder:
TABLE
Amount of Grant
Person to whom grant may be made by Minister under subsection (8) of this section | Where sewerage facilities and piped water supply cannot reasonably be provided | Where sewerage facilities and piped water supply are provided | ||||
Total area in square metres of all floors of house when measured in prescribed manner | Total area in square metres of all floors of house when measured in prescribed manner | |||||
35 or more, but less than 45 | 45 or more, but less than 75 | 75 or more, but not exceeding 116 | 35 or more, but less than 45 | 45 or more, but less than 75 | 75 or more, but not exceeding 116 | |
£ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
1. Person (other than a public utility society) providing a house: | ||||||
where the rateable valuation or the aggregate of the rateable valuations of the land and buildings occupied by the person— | ||||||
(a) does not exceed £25 | 150 | 300 | 375 | 225 | 375 | 450 |
(b) exceeds £25 but does not exceed £40 | 125 | 250 | 325 | 200 | 325 | 400 |
(c) exceeds £40 but does not exceed £60 | 100 | 200 | 275 | 175 | 275 | 350 |
2. Public utility society providing a house of which the first occupier is a member of the society: | ||||||
where the rateable valuation or the aggregate of the rateable valuations of the land and buildings occupied by the said first occupier— | ||||||
(a) does not exceed £25 | 160 | 310 | 385 | 235 | 385 | 460 |
(b) exceeds £25 but does not exceed £40 | 135 | 260 | 335 | 210 | 335 | 410 |
(c) exceeds £40 but does not exceed £60 | 110 | 210 | 285 | 185 | 285 | 360 |
(10) Grants under subsection (6) or subsection (8) of this section shall be made only if, in the opinion of the Minister, the person providing the house or, in case the house is provided by a public utility society, the first occupier of the house complies with the requirements of either paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of this subsection, namely, that:
(a) the said person or occupier is in need of housing and derives his livelihood solely or mainly from the pursuit of agriculture and the rateable valuation, or the aggregate of the rateable valuations, of the land (if any) and buildings occupied by him does not exceed sixty pounds,
(b) the said person or occupier is ordinarily resident in a rural area and either so resides in an overcrowded house or in a house unfit for human habitation, or is in need of housing on medical, compassionate or other similar grounds and the circumstances of the person or occupier are such that he could not provide a house for his own occupation without the aid of a grant under this section.
PART III
Subsections added to section 18
(4) Grants under subsection (1) of this section shall not be made on or after the 1st day of October, 1969, save in respect of buildings the erection of which commenced before that day, and subsection (2) of this section shall accordingly apply in relation to those buildings only.
(5) The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance and subject to such regulations as may be made by the Minister for the purposes of this section, make, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, to a person in respect of the erection of separate, self-contained flats or maisonettes in a building, a grant of such amount as may be appropriate having regard to subsection (6) of this section, if, but only if—
(a) the commencement of the erection of the building occurs on or after the 1st day of October, 1969, and on or before the 31st day of December, 1970,
(b) the total area of all the floors of the flat or maisonette, as the case may be, when measured in the prescribed manner, is neither less than two hundred and fifty square feet, nor more than fifteen hundred square feet.
(6) A grant under subsection (5) of this section shall not in relation to each flat or maisonette exceed the appropriate amount specified in the Table hereunder:
TABLE
Amount of Grant
Description of flat or maisonette | Total area in square feet of all floors of flat or maisonette when measured in prescribed manner | ||||
250 or more, but less than 500 | 500 or more, but less than 800 | 800 or more, but less than 1,050 | 1,050 or more, but less than 1,250 | 1,250 or more, but not exceeding 1,500 | |
£ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
1. A separate, self-contained flat or maisonette in a building of six or more storeys in which a lift is installed | 225 | 300 | 375 | 350 | 325 |
2. A separate, self-contained flat or maisonette in a building of less than six storeys | 175 | 250 | 325 | 300 | 275 |
(7) The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance and subject to such regulations as may be made by the Minister for the purposes of this section, make, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, to a person in respect of the erection of separate, self-contained flats or maisonettes in a building, a grant of such amount as may be appropriate having regard to subsection (8) of this section, if, but only if—
(a) the commencement of the erection of the building occurs after the 31st day of December, 1970, and
(b) the total area of all the floors of the flat or maisonette, as the case may be, when measured in the prescribed manner, is neither less than twenty-five square metres, nor more than one hundred and sixteen square metres,
subject to the proviso that a grant shall not be made in respect of a flat or maisonette the use of which will, in the opinion of the Minister, be other than as a normal place of residence.
(8) A grant under subsection (7) of this section shall not in relation to each flat or maisonette exceed the appropriate amount specified in the Table hereunder:
TABLE
Amount of Grant
Description of flat or maisonette | Total area in square metres of all floors of flat or maisonette when measured in prescribed manner | |||
25 or more, but less than 45 | 45 or more, but less than 75 | 75 or more, but less than 100 | 100 or more, but not exceeding 116 | |
£ | £ | £ | £ | |
1. A separate, self-contained flat or maisonette in a building of six or more storeys in which a lift is installed | 225 | 300 | 375 | 350 |
2. A separate, self-contained flat or maisonette in a building of less than six storeys | 175 | 250 | 325 | 300 |
Uimhir 18 de 1970
ACHT NA dTITHE, 1970
[An tiontú oifigiúil]
Acht 1966.
1.—San Acht seo ciallaíonn “Acht 1966” Acht na dTithe, 1966.
Deontais ón Aire chun tithe a sholáthar.
2.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 15 d'Acht 1966 trí na fo-ailt atá leagtha amach i gCuid I den Sceideal a ghabhann leis an Acht seo a chur leis.
Deontais ón Aire chun tithe a sholáthar d'feirmeoirí agus da dhaoine eile.
3.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 16 d'Acht 1966 trí na fo-ailt atá leagtha amach i gCuid II den Sceideal a ghabhann leis an Acht seo a chur leis.
Deontais ón Aire chun árasáin nó teaghasáin a thógáil.
4.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 18 d'Acht 1966 trí na fo-ailt atá leagtha amach i gCuid III den Sceideal a ghabhann leis an Acht seo a chur leis.
Ranníocaí ón Aire i leith muirir iasachta bhliantúla de chuid údarás tithíochta.
5.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 44 (2) (a) d'Acht 1966 tríd an bhfomhír seo a leanas a chur leis:
“(vi) an 13ú lá de Mheitheamh, 1969, nó dá éis, mar chóiríocht d'eochair-oibrithe d'aicme a shonróidh an tAire agus a thabharfar isteach le riachtanas sa limistéar le haghaidh tionscail, nua nó forásach.”
Teorainneacha áirithe a mhéadú.
6.—Leasaítear leis seo airteagal 2 den Tríú Sceideal a ghabhann le hAcht 1966 trí “dhá mhíle punt” a chur in ionad “cúig chéad punt” i mír (a), i mír (b), agus i mír (c), “cúig mhíle punt” a chur in ionad “dhá chéad déag punt” i mír (g) agus “two thousand pounds” a chur in ionad “five hundred pounds” i mír (h).
Comhairle contae do thabhairt deontas forlíontach (ceantar buirge nó ceantar uirbeach).
7.—(1) San alt seo ciallaíonn “alt iomchuí” aon alt acu seo a leanas: alt 26 (gan fo-ailt (7) agus (8) a áireamh), alt 27, alt 28 agus alt 29 d'Acht 1966.
(2) Aon tagairtí atá in alt iomchuí don údarás tithíochta measfar, agus an t-alt á chur chun feidhme maidir le buirg (nach buirg atá ainmnithe ag an Aire le rialacháin mar bhuirg atá eisiata maidir leis an alt ó fheidhm na míre seo), nach tagairtí iad do bhardas na buirge agus gur tagairtí iad, ina ionad sin, do chomhairle an chontae ina bhfuil an bhuirg.
(3) (a) Aon tagairtí atá in alt iomchuí don údarás tithíochta measfar, agus an t-alt á chur chun feidhme maidir le ceantar uirbeach (nach ceantar uirbeach atá ainmnithe ag an Aire le rialacháin mar bhuirg atá eisiata maidir leis an alt ó fheidhm na míre seo), nach tagairtí iad do chomhairle an cheantair bhuirge agus gur tagairtí iad, ina ionad sin, do chomhairle an chontae ina bhfuil an ceantar uirbeach.
(b) I gcás—
(i) inar thug comhairle contae deontas faoi chomhaontú a rinneadh idir an gcomhairle agus comhairle ceantair uirbigh an 13ú lá de Mheitheamh, 1969, nó dá éis, agus roimh dháta an Achta seo a rith, agus
(ii) inarb í comhairle an cheantair uirbigh a thabharfadh, ar leith ón gcomhaontú, an deontas faoi alt iomchuí, beidh éifeacht ag na forálacha seo a leanas:
(I) beidh an deontas chomh bailí agus dá mbeadh, nuair a tugadh an deontas, mír (a) den fho-alt seo i ngníomh, agus an ceantar uirbeach gan bheith ainmnithe ag an Aire le rialacháin mar cheantar uirbeach a bhí eisiata, maidir leis an alt iomchuí, ó fheidhm na míre sin,
(II) beidh feidhm, agus measfar feidhm a bheith i gcónaí, ag mír (b) den fho-alt seo chun cumhacht a thabhairt caiteachas na comhairle contae maidir leis an deontas a mhuirearú.
(4) Beidh feidhm ag na forálacha seo a leanas maidir leis an gcaiteachas faoi alt iomchuí a bhainfidh d'údarás tithíochta is comhairle contae:
(a) i gcás contae lena mbaineann mír (a) d'alt 8 d'Acht 1966, measfar nach sroicheann an t-eisiamh buirgí agus ceantair uirbeacha atá sa mhír sin aon bhuirg nach bhfuil ainmnithe le rialacháin faoi fho-alt (2) den alt seo mar bhuirg atá eisiata maidir leis an alt iomchuí ná aon cheantar uirbeach nach bhfuil ainmnithe le rialacháin faoi fho-alt (3) den alt seo mar cheantar uirbeach atá eisiata amhlaidh,
(b) i gcás contae a bhfuil feidhm maidir leis ag mír (b) den alt sin 8 agus ina bhfuil limistéar nó limistéir a bhfuil feidhm ina leith ag an mír seo—
(i) déileálfar ar dtús le gach limistéar sa chontae atá comhdhéanta de limistéar nó limistéir a bhfuil feidhm ag an mír seo ina leith agus leis an tuathlimistéar sláintíochta lena ais nó lena n-ais agus muirearófar air an caiteachas faoin alt iomchuí i leith an limistéir chónasctha sin,
(ii) déanfar caiteachas eile faoin alt iomchuí a mhuirearú mar a dhéantar socrú chuige le mír (b) (i) d'alt 8 d'Acht 1966.
Sa mhír seo ciallaíonn “limistéar a bhfuil feidhm ag an mír seo ina leith” limistéar atá comhdhéanta—
(i) de bhuirg atá gan bheith ainmnithe le rialacháin faoi fho-alt (2) den alt seo mar bhuirg atá eisiata maidir leis an alt iomchuí nó,
(ii) ceantar buirge atá gan bheith ainmnithe le rialachán faoi fho-alt (3) den alt seo mar cheantar buirge atá eisiata amhlaidh.
Bailíocht deontas áirithe.
8.—(1) Má rinneadh, roimh dháta an Achta seo a rith, aon deontas faoi alt 16 d'Acht 1966 a thabhairt, i gcás ina raibh ceanglais mhír (a) d'fho-alt (2) den alt sin comhlíonta, contrártha don alt sin mar nach i dtuathlimistéar a soláthraíodh an teach, ní dhéanfaidh tabhairt an deontais amhlaidh difear, agus measfar nach ndearna sé difear ariamh, do thabhairt an deontais a bheith bailí.
(2) Má rinneadh, roimh dháta an Achta seo a rith, aon deontas faoi alt 29 d'Acht 1966 a thabhairt contrártha d'fho alt (4) den alt sin, ní dhéanfaidh tabhairt an deontais amhlaidh difear, agus measfar nach ndearna sé difear ariamh, do thabhairt an deontais a bheith bailí.
Leasú ar alt 17 (1) d'Acht 1966.
9.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 17 (1) d'Acht 1966 tríd an gcoinníoll seo a leanas a chur leis:
“Ar choinníoll nach ndéanfar, i gcás inar tosaíodh nó ina dtosófar an 31ú lá de Lúnasa, 1970, nó dá éis ar an teach a thógáil, deontas a thabhairt faoin alt seo murar eisigh an tAire fógra ceadaithe chun críocha an ailt seo in leith an tí roimh an lá sin.”
Leasú ar alt 26 d'Acht 1966.
10.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo fo-alt (1) d'alt 26 d'Acht 1966 tríd an mír seo a leanas a chur in ionad mhír (b):
“(b) nach mó ná an teorainn iomchuí méid iomlán (arna chinneadh ag an údarás tithíochta) ioncaim an duine agus ioncaim a chéile (más ann), is é sin le rá:
(i) i gcás an deontas forlíontach a thabhairt i leith tí ar tosaíodh ar é a thógáil roimh an 1ú lá de Lúnasa, 1970—míle agus cúig phunt is daichead sa bhliain,
(ii) i gcás é a thabhairt i leith tí ar tosaíodh ar é a thógáil an 1ú lá de Lúnasa, 1970, nó dá éis agus roimh theacht i ngníomh do na chéad rialacháin a dhéanfar de bhun na chéad mhíre ina dhiaidh seo—míle dhá chéad agus caoga punt sa bhliain, agus
(iii) in aon chás eile—an teorainn a bheidh sonraithe de thuras na huaire ag an Aire, le rialacháin a rinneadh le toiliú an Aire Airgeadais, mar an teorainn iomchuí chun críocha na míre seo.”
(2) Déantar leis seo an fo-alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad fho-alt (2) d'alt 26 d'Acht 1966:
“(2) Le linn d'údarás tithíochta ioncam duine a iarrfaidh deontas faoin alt seo nó ioncam a chéile a chinneadh féadfaidh an t-údarás tithíochta, má dheimhníonn an duine don údarás go gcothabhálann sé féin nó a chéile ar a chostas nó a costas féin duine cleithiúnach, cibé liúntas a thabhairt is oiriúnach leo, faoi réir na teorainn iomchuí, is é sin le rá:
(a) i gcás ina dtabharfar an deontas forlíontach i leith teach ar tosaíodh ar é a thógáil roimh theacht i ngníomh do na chéad rialacháin a dhéanfar de bhun na céad mhíre ina dhiaidh seo—céad punt i leith gach duine a chothabháiltear amhlaidh, nó ceithre chéad punt san iomlán, cibé acu is lú, agus
(b) in aon chás eile—an teorainn ama a bheidh sonraithe de thuras na huaire ag an Aire, le rialacháin arna ndéanamh le toiliú an Aire Airgeadais, mar an teorainn iomchuí chun críocha an fho-ailt seo.”
Leasú ar ailt 29 (1), 30 agus 31 (1) d'Acht 1966.
11.—Leasaítear leis seo ailt 29 (1), 30 agus 31 (1) d'Acht 1966 trí “cibé acu a bheidh an deontas go léir nó cuid de íoctha” a chur isteach i ndiaidh “tithíochta”.
Leasú ar alt 33 d'Acht 1966.
1903, c. 37.
12.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 33 (1) d'Acht 1966 trí “nó faoi alt 5 den Acht um Chuideachta Forbartha Aerfort Neamhchustam na Sionna Teoranta (Leasú), 1963 (is cás a bhaineann le teach a dtabharfar an deontas ina leith faoin alt sin 5 (2) agus a chríochnófar tar éis an 31ú lá de Mhárta, 1969), nó i gcás teach a thógfaidh Coimisiún na Talún, nó a thógfar le cabhair deontais ó Choimisiún na Talún, de bhun alt 12 den Irish Land Act, 1903, arna leathnú le halt 22 den Acht Talmhan, 1927 (ar cás é inar tar éis an 31ú lá de Mhárta, 1969, a chríochnófar an teach agus go gcomhlíonfaidh achar iomlán a chuid urlár, i gcás teach ar tosaíodh á thógáil roimh an 1ú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1969, na ceanglais atá in alt 15 (1) (a), i gcás teach ar tosaíodh á thógáil an 1ú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1969, nó dá éis, agus an 31ú lá de Nollaig, 1970, nó roimhe, atá in alt 15 (4) (b) nó, i gcás teach ar tosaíodh á thógáil tar éis an 31ú lá de Nollaig, 1970, atá in alt 15 (6) (b) den Acht seo),” a chur isteach roimh “nó i gcás deontas a thabhairt” agus trí “a thóg Coimisiún na Talún nó” a chur isteach roimh “lena mbaineann an deontas”.
(2) Leasaítear leis seo alt 33 (4) d'Acht 1966 trí “nó i gcás teach a athfhoirgniú ag Coimisiún na Talún, nó le cabhair deontais ó Choimisiún na Talún, de bhun alt 12 den Irish Land Act, 1903, arna leathnú le halt 22 den Acht Talmhan, 1927 (ar cás é ar tar éis an 31ú lá de Mhárta, 1969, a chríochnófar an t-athfhoirgniú), nó i gcás Bord Fáilte Éireann do thabhairt deontais, de bhun scéime chun cóiríocht saoire fhorlíontach a fhorbairt, chun athfhoirgniú (a chríochnófar tar éis an 31ú lá de Mhárta, 1969) a dhéanamh ar theach” a chur isteach i ndiaidh “a chomhshó” agus trí “a d'athfhoirgnigh Coimisiún na Talún nó” a chur isteach roimh “lena mbaineann”.
(3) Leasaítear leis seo alt 33 (5) d'Acht 1966 tríd an mír seo a leanas a chur leis:
“(f) i ndáil le teach a athfhoirgniú ag Coimisiún na Talún nó le cabhair deontais ó Choimisiún na Talún nó deontas, chun teach a athfhoirgniú, ó Bhord Fáilte Éireann—an t-athfhoirgniú.”
(4) Tabharfaidh údarás tithíochta aon aisíocaíochtaí a thiocfaidh chun bheith iomchuí de dhroim leasuithe a dhéanann an t-alt seo.
Leasú ar alt 62 d'Acht 1962.
13.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo fo-alt (4) d'alt 62 d'Acht 1966 trí “(faoi réir, i gcás an ailt sin 86, ‘of one month’ a chur in ionad ‘to be therein named, and not less than seven or more than fourteen clear days from the date of such warrant’ agus ‘eight in the morning and eight in the aftrrnoon’ a chur in ionad ‘nine in the morning and four in the afternoon')” a chur isteach i ndiaidh “1860”.
(2) Déantar leis seo an fo-alt seo a leanas a chur le halt 62 d'Acht 1966:
“(7) Má tharlaíonn, i gcás nach mbeidh tionóntacht i dteaghais a sholáthraigh údarás áitiúil faoin Acht seo, go ndéanfaidh duine iontráil isteach sa teaghais, nó go n-úsáidfidh sé í mar áit chónaithe duine gan toiliú an údaráis tithíochta, beidh an duine sin a dhéanfadh é sin ciontach i gcion agus ar a chiontú go hachomair dlífear fíneáil nach mó ná caoga punt, nó, de rogha na cúirte, téarma príosúnachta nach faide ná mí nó an fhíneáil sin agus an phríosúnacht sin le chéile, a chur air, ar choinníoll nach mbeidh feidhm ag an bhfo-alt seo maidir le duine a raibh, an tráth a cuireadh deireadh nó a tháinig deireadh ar shlí eile, leis an tionóntacht is déanaí a bunaíodh sa teaghais, gnáthchónaí air sa teaghais ná maidir le duine a dhéanfaidh iontráil isteach sa teaghais le haghaidh gnáthchaidrimh le daoine den sórt sin ná maidir le duine a dhéanfaidh iontráil isteach sa teaghais (ach nach n-úsáidfidh í mar áit chónaithe duine) i gcúrsa a ghnáth-ghnó, a ghairme nó a cheirde.”
Aisghairm.
14.—Aisghairtear leis seo fo-alt (4) d'alt 29 d'Acht 1966.
Gearr theideal, forléiriú agus comhlua.
15.—(1) Féadfar Acht na dTithe, 1970, a ghairm den Acht seo.
(2) Forléireofar le chéile mar aon Acht amháin an tAcht seo agus Achtanna na dTithe, 1966 agus 1969, agus féadfar Achtanna na dTithe, 1966 go 1970, a ghairm díobh le chéile.
AN SCEIDEAL
Fo-ailt a chuirtear le hAilt 15, 16 agus 18 d'Acht 1966
CUID I
Fo-ailt a chuirtear le hAlt 15
(3) Ní thabharfar deontais faoi fho-alt (1) den alt seo an lú lá de Dheireadh fómhair, 1969, ná dá éis ach amháin i leith tithe ar tosaíodh á dtógáil roimh an lá sin, agus beidh feidhm dá réir sin ag fo-alt (2) den alt seo maidir leis na tithe sin go heisiatach.
(4) Féadfaidh an tAire, le toiliú an Aire Airgeadais agus faoi réir cibé rialacháin a dhéanfaidh an tAire chun críocha an ailt seo, deontas a mbeidh cibé méid ann is iomchuí ag féachaint d'fho-alt (5) den alt seo a thabhairt, as airgead a sholáthróidh an tOireachtas, do dhuine a sholáthróidh teach amháin nó níos mó nach mbeidh deontas faoi aon achtachán (lena n-áirítear an tAcht seo) tugtha ina leith, más rud é agus ar an gcuntar—
(a) gurb é an lú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1969, nó dá éis, agus an 31ú lá de Nollaig, 1970, nó roimhe, a thosófar ag tógáil an tí nó gach tí,
(b) nach lú ná trí chéad agus caoga troigh chearnach achar iomlán urlár uile an tí nó gach tí arna thomhas sa tslí fhorordaithe agus nach mó an t-achar sin—
(i) i gcás teach a mbeidh saoráidí séarachais agus soláthar uisce píopaithe curtha isteach ann, ná cúig céad déag troigh chearnach,
(ii) in aon chás eile, ná ceithre chéad déag troigh chearnach, agus
(c) i gcás an teach nó gach teach a sholáthar ag cumann fóntais phoiblí, gurb é céad áititheoir an tí nó gach tí comhalta den chumann a bheidh á áitiú mar ghnáth-áit chónaithe dó féin.
(5) Ní bheidh deontas faoi fho-alt (4) den alt seo i leith tí níos mó ná an méid iomchuí a shonraítear sa Tábla seo thíos:
AN TABLA | |||||||||
Méid an Deontais | |||||||||
I gcás nach féidir saoráidí séarachais agus soláthar uisce píopaithe a sholáthar go réasúnach | I gcás saoráidí séarachais agus soláthar uisce píopaithe a bheith soláthraithe | ||||||||
Duine dá bhféadfaidh an tAire deontas a thabhairt faoi fho-alt (4) den alt seo | Achar iomlán (i dtroithe cearnacha) urlár uile an ti arna thomhas sa tslí fhorordaithe | Achar iomlán (i dtroithe cearnacha urlár uile an tí arna thomhas sa tslí forordaithe | |||||||
350 nó níos mó, ach níos lú ná 500 | 500 nó níos mó, ach níos lú ná 800 | 800 nó níos mó, ach níos lú ná 1,050 | 1,050 nó níos mó, ach nach mó ná 1,400 | 350 nó níos mó, ach níos lú ná 500 | 500 nó níos mó, ach níos lú ná 800 | 800 nó níos mó, ach níos lú ná 1,050 | 1,050 nó níos mó, ach níos lú ná 1,250 | 1,250 nó níos mó, ach nach mó ná 1,500 | |
£ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
Duine (seachas cumann fóntais phoiblí) a sholáthróidh teach | 100 | 175 | 250 | 225 | 175 | 250 | 325 | 300 | 275 |
Cumann fóntais phoiblí a sholáthróidh teach ... ... | 110 | 185 | 260 | 235 | 185 | 260 | 335 | 310 | 285 |
(6) Féadfaidh an tAire, le toiliú an Aire Airgeadais agus faoi réir cibé rialacháin a dhéanfaidh an tAire chun críocha an ailt seo, deontas a mbeidh cibé méid ann is iomchuí ag féachaint d'fho-alt (7) den alt seo a thabhairt, as airgead a sholáthróidh an tOireachtas, do dhuine a sholáthróidh teach amháin ní níos mó nach mbeidh deontas faoi aon achtachán (lena n-áirítear an tAcht seo) tugtha ina leith más rud é, agus ar an gcuntar,—
(a) gur tar éis an 31ú lá de Nollaig, 1970, a thosófar ag tógáil an tí nó gach tí,
(b) nach lú ná tríocha a cúig méadar cearnach agus nach mó ná céad is sé mhéadar cearnach déag achar iomlán urlár uile an tí nó gach tí arna thomhas sa tslí fhorordaithe, agus
(c) i gcás an teach nó gach teach a sholáthar ag cumann fóntais phoiblí, gurb é céad áititheoir an tí nó gach tí comhalta den chumann a áitíonn é mar ghnáth-áit chónaithe dó féin,
faoi réir an choinníl nach dtabharfar deontas i leith tí arb úsáid seachas mar ghnáth-áit chónaithe an úsáid a dhéanfar de i dtuairim an Aire.
(7) Ní bheidh deontas faoi fho-alt (6) den alt seo i leith tí níos mó ná an méid iomchuí a shonraítear sa Tábla seo thíos:
AN TABLA | ||||||||
Méid an Deontais | ||||||||
I gcás nach féidir saoráidí séarachais agus soláthar uisce píopaithe a sholáthar go réasúnach | I gcás saoráidí séarachais agus soláthar uisce píopaithe a bheith soláthraithe | |||||||
Duine dá bhféadfaidh an tAire deontas a thabhairt faoi fho-alt (6) den alt seo | Achar iomlán (i méadair chearnacha) urlár uile an tí arna thomhas sa tslí fhorordaithe | Achar iomlán (i méadair chearnacha) urlár uile an tí arna thomhas sa tslí fhorordaithe | ||||||
35 nó níos mó, ach níos lú ná 45 | 45 nó níos mó, ach níos lú ná 75 | 75 nó níos mó, ach níos lú ná 100 | 100 nó níos mó, ach nach mó ná 116 | 35 nó níos mó, ach níos lú ná 45 | 45 nó níos mó, ach níos lú ná 75 | 75 nó níos mó, ach níos lú ná 100 | 100 nó níos mó ach nach mó ná 116 | |
£ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
Duine (seachas cumann fóntais phoiblí a sholáthróidh teach ... | 100 | 175 | 250 | 225 | 175 | 250 | 325 | 300 |
Cumann fóntais phoiblí a sholáthróidh teach ... | 110 | 185 | 260 | 235 | 185 | 260 | 335 | 310 |
CUID II
Fo-ailt a chuirtear le hAlt 16
(5) (a) Beidh éifeacht ag fo-alt (1) den alt seo, i gcás mír (a) d'fho-alt (2) den alt seo a bheith comhlíonta, ionann is dá scriosfaí “i dtuathlimistéar”.
(b) Ní thabharfar deontais faoi fho-alt (1) den alt seo an 1ú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1969, ná dá éis, ach amháin i leith tithe ar tosaíodh á dtógáil roimh an lá sin agus beidh feidhm dá réir sin ag fo-ailt (2), (3) agus (4) den alt seo maidir leis na tithe sin go heisiatach.
(6) Faoi réir fho-alt (10) den alt seo, féadfaidh an tAire, le toiliú an Aire Airgeadais agus faoi réir cibé rialacháin a dhéanfaidh an tAire le toiliú an Aire Airgeadais chun críocha an ailt seo, deontas a thabhairt, as airgead a sholáthróidh an tOireachtas, do dhuine a sholáthróidh (i gcás ina gcomhlíontar ceanglais mhír (a) d'fho-alt (10) den alt seo) in aon limistéar nó (in aon chás eile) i dtuathlimistéar teach nach mbeidh deontas faoi aon achtachán (lena n-áirítear an tAcht) seo) tugtha ina leith, agus cibé méid sa deontas sin is iomchuí ag féachaint d'fho-alt (7) den alt seo más rud é, agus ar an gcuntar,—
(a) gurb é an 1ú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1969, nó dá éis, agus an 31ú lá de Lúnasa, 1970, nó roimhe, a thosófar ag tógáil an tí,
(b) nach lú ná trí chéad agus caoga troigh chearnach achar iomlán urlár an tí arna thomhas sa tslí fhorordaithe agus nach mó an t-achar sin—
(i) i gcás teach a mbeidh saoráidí séarachais agus soláthar uisce píopaithe curtha isteach ann, ná cúig céad déag troigh chearnach,
(ii) in aon chás eile, ná ceithre chéad déag troigh chearnach,
(c) gurb ar láithreán seachas láithreán a mbeidh ranníoc íoctha maidir leis ag an Aire faoi alt 44, 45 nó 47 den Acht seo a thógfar an teach, agus
(d) go mbeidh an teach á áitiú ag an duine mar ghnáth-áit chónaithe dó féin nó, i gcás an teach a sholáthar ag cumann fóntais poiblí, gurb é céad áithitheoir an tí comhalta den chumann a bheidh á áitiú mar ghnáth-áit chónaithe dó féin.
(7) Ní bheidh deontas faoi fho-alt (6) den alt seo níos mó ná an méid iomchuí a shonraítear sa Tábla seo thíos:
AN TABLA | ||||||
Méid an Deontais | ||||||
I gcás nach féidir saoráidí séarachais agus soláthar uisce píopaithe a sholáthar go réasúnach | I gcás saoráidí séarachais agus soláthar uisce píopaithe a bheith soláthraithe | |||||
Duine dá bhféadfaidh an tAire deontas a thabhairt faoi fho-alt (6) den alt seo | Achar iomlán (i dtroithe cearnacha) urlár uile an tí arna thomhas sa tslí fhorordaithe | Achar (i dtroithe cearnacha) urlár uile an tí arna thomhas sa tslí fhorordaithe | ||||
350 nó níos mó, ach níos lú ná 500 | 500 nó níos mó, ach níos lú ná 800 | 800 nó níos mó, ach nach mó ná 1,400 | 350 nó níos mó, ach níos lú ná 500 | 500 nó níos mó, ach níos lú ná 800 | 800 nó níos mó, ach nach mó ná 1,500 | |
£ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
1. Duine (seachas cumann fóntais phoiblí) a sholáthróidh teach: | ||||||
i gcás luacháil inrátaithe nó comhiomlán luachálacha inrátaithe na talún agus na bhfoirgneamh a áitíonn an duine— | ||||||
(a) gan bheith níos mó ná £25 | 150 | 300 | 375 | 225 | 375 | 450 |
(b) a bheith níos mó ná £25 gan bheith níos mó ná £40 .. | 125 | 250 | 325 | 200 | 325 | 400 |
(c) a bheith níos mó ná £40 gan bheith níos mó ná £60 .. | 100 | 200 | 275 | 175 | 275 | 350 |
2. Cumann fóntais phoiblí a sholáthróidh teach ar comhalta den chumann a chéad áititheoir: | ||||||
i gcás luacháil inrátaithe nó comhiomlán luachálacha inrátaithe na talún agus na bhfoirgneamh a áitíonn an chéad áititheoir sin— | ||||||
(a) gan bheith níos mó ná £25 | 160 | 310 | 385 | 235 | 385 | 460 |
(b) a bheith níos mó ná £25 gan bheith níos mó ná £40 .. | 135 | 260 | 335 | 210 | 335 | 410 |
(c) a bheith níos mó ná £40 gan bheith níos mó ná £60 .. | 110 | 210 | 285 | 185 | 285 | 360 |
(8) Faoi réir fho-alt (10) den alt seo, féadfaidh an tAire, le toiliú an Aire Airgeadais agus faoi réir cibé rialacháin a dhéanfaidh an tAire le toiliú an Aire Airgeadas chun críocha an ailt seo, deontas a mbeidh cibé méid ann is iomchuí ag féachaint d'fho-alt (9) den alt seo a thabhairt, as airgead a sholáthróidh an tOireachtas, do dhuine a sholáthróidh (i gcás ina gcomhlíontar ceanglais mhír (a) d'fho-alt (10) den alt seo) in aon limistéar nó (in aon chás eile) i dtuathlimistéar teach nach mbeidh deontas faoi aon achtachán (lena n-áirítear an tAcht seo) tugtha ina leith, más rud é, agus ar an gcuntar—
(a) gur tar éis an 31ú lá de Nollaig, 1970, a thosófar ag tógáil an tí,
(b) nach lú ná tríocha a cúig meadar cearnach agus nach mó ná céad agus sé mhéada cearnach déag achar iomlán urlár uile an tí nó arna thomhas sa tslí fhorordaithe,
(c) gurb ar láithreán seachas láithreán a mbeidh ranníoc íoctha maidir leis ag an Aire faoi alt 44, 45 nó 47 den Acht seo a thógfar an teach, agus
(d) go mbeidh an teach á áitiú ag an duine mar ghnáth-áit chónaithe dó féin nó, i gcás an teach a sholáthar ag cumann fóntais poiblí, gurb é céad áithitheoir an tí comhalta den chumann a bheidh á áitiú mar ghnáth-áit chónaithe dó féin.
(9) Ní bheidh deontas faoi fho-alt (8) den alt seo níos mó ná an méid iomchuí a shonraítear sa Tábla seo thíos:
AN TABLA | ||||||
Méid an Deontais | ||||||
I gcás nach féidir saoráidí séarachais agus soláthar uisce píopaithe a sholáthar go réasúnach | I gcás saoráidí séarachais agus soláthar uisce píopaithe a bheith soláthraithe | |||||
Duine dá bhféadfaidh an tAire deontas a thabhairt faoi fho-alt (8) den alt seo | Achar iomlán (i méadair cearnacha) urlár uile an tí arna thomhas sa tslí fhorordaithe | Achar (i méadair cearnacha) urlár uile an tí arna thomhas sa tslí fhorordaithe | ||||
35 nó níos mó, ach níos lú ná 45 | 45 nó níos mó, ach níos lú ná 75 | 75 nó níos mó, ach níos mó ná 116 | 35 nó níos mó, ach níos lú ná 45 | 45 nó níos mó, ach níos lú ná 75 | 75 nó níos mó, ach nach mó ná 116 | |
£ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
1. Duine (seachas cumann fóntais phoiblí) a sholáthróidh teach: | ||||||
i gcás luacháil inrátaithe nó comhiomlán luachálacha inrátaithe na talún agus na bhfoirgneamh a áitíonn an duine— | ||||||
(a) gan bheith níos mó ná £25 | 150 | 300 | 375 | 225 | 375 | 450 |
(b) a bheith níos mó ná £25 gan bheith níos mó ná £40 .. | 125 | 250 | 325 | 200 | 325 | 400 |
(c) a bheith níos mó ná £40 gan bheith níos mó ná £60 .. | 100 | 200 | 275 | 175 | 275 | 350 |
2. Cumann fóntais phoiblí a sholáthróidh teach ar comhalta den chumann a chéad áititheoir: | ||||||
i gcás luacháil inrátaithe nó comhiomlán luachálacha inrátaithe na talún agus na bhfoirgneamh a áitíonn an chéad áititheoir sin— | ||||||
(a) gan bheith níos mó ná £25 | 160 | 310 | 385 | 235 | 385 | 460 |
(b) a bheith níos mó ná £25 gan bheith níos mó ná £40 .. | 135 | 260 | 335 | 210 | 335 | 410 |
(c) a bheith níos mó ná £40 gan bheith níos mó ná £60 .. | 110 | 210 | 285 | 185 | 285 | 360 |
(10) Ní thabharfar deontais faoi fho-alt (6) ná fo-alt (8) den alt seo ach amháin más rud é gurb é tuairim an Aire go gcomhlíonann an duine a sholáthraigh an teach nó, i gcás an teach a sholáthar ag cumann fóntais phoiblí, céad áititheoir an tí ceanglais mhír (a) nó mhír (b) den fho-alt seo, is é sin,
(a) go bhfuil tithíocht ag teastáil ón duine sin nó ón áititheoir sin agus gurb í an talmhaíocht go haonarach nó go formhór a shlí bheatha agus nach mó ná seasca punt luacháil inrátaithe nó comhiomlán luachálacha inrátaithe na talún (más ann) agus na bhfoirgneamh a áitíonn sé,
(b) gurb i dtuathlimistéar atá gnáthchónaí ar an duine sin nó ar an áititheoir sin agus go gcónaíonn sé amhlaidh i dteach plódaithe, nó i dteach atá neamhoiriúnach chun duine cónaí ann, nó go bhfuil tithíocht ag teastáil uaidh ar chúiseanna liachta nó atruacha nó ar chúiseanna eile dá sórt, agus gurb amhlaidh do dhála an duine nó an áititheora nach bhféadfadh sé teach, chun é féin á áitiú, a sholáthar gan cúnamh deontais faoin alt seo.
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(4) Ní thabharfar deontais faoi fho-alt (1) den alt seo an 1ú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1969, ná dá éis, ach amháin i leith foirgnimh ar tosaíodh á dtógáil roimh an lá sin, agus beidh feidhm dá réir sin ag fo-alt (2) den alt seo maidir leis na foirgnimh sin go heisiatach.
(5) Féadfaidh an tAire, le toiliú an Aire Airgeadais agus faoi réir cibé rialacháin a dhéanfaidh an tAire chun críocha an ailt seo, deontas a mbeidh cibé méid ann is iomchuí ag féachaint d'fho-alt (6) den alt seo a thabhairt, as airgead a sholáthróidh an tOireachtas, do dhuine i leith árasáin nó teaghasáin leithleacha, lánscartha a thógáil i bhfoirgneamh, más rud é, agus ar chuntar,—
(a) gurb é an 1ú lá de Dheireadh Fómhair, 1969, nó dá éis, agus an 31ú lá de Nollaig, 1970, nó roimhe a thosófar, ag togáil an fhoirgnimh,
(b) nach lú ná dhá chéad agus caoga troigh chearnach, ná nach mó ná cúig chéad déag troigh chearnach, achar iomlán urlár uile an árasáin nó an teaghasáin, cibé acu é, arna thomhas sa tslí fhorordaithe.
(6) Ní bheidh deontas faoin fho-alt (5) den alt seo níos mó maidir le gach árasán nó teaghasán ná an méid iomchuí a shonraítear sa Tábla seo thíos:
AN TABLA | |||||
Méid an Deontais | |||||
Achar iomlán (i dtroithe cearnacha) urlár uile an árasáin nó an teaghasáin arna thomhas sa tslí fhorordaithe | |||||
Tuairisc an árasáin nó teaghasáin | 250 nó níos mó, ach níos lú ná 500 | 500 nó níos mó, ach níos lú ná 800 | 800 nó níos mó, ach níos lú ná 1,050 | 1,050 nó níos mó, ach níos lú ná 1,250 | 1,250 nó níos mó, ach nach mó ná 1,500 |
£ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
1. Arasán nó teaghasán leithleach, lánscartha i bhfoirgneamh sé stór nó níos mó a bhfuil ardaitheoir ann .. .. | 225 | 300 | 375 | 350 | 325 |
2. Arasán nó teaghasán leithleach, lánscartha i bhfoirgneamh is ísle ná sé stór .. .. .. | 175 | 250 | 325 | 300 | 275 |
(7) Féadfaidh an tAire, le toiliú an Aire Airgeadais agus faoi réir cibé rialacháin a dhéanfaidh an tAire chun críocha an ailt seo, deontas a mbeidh cibé méid ann is iomchuí ag féachaint d'fho-alt (8) den alt seo a thabhairt, as airgead a sholáthróidh an tOireachtas, do dhuine i leith árasáin nó teaghasáin leithleacha, lánscartha a thógáil i bhfoirgneamh más rud é, agus ar chuntar,—
(a) gur tar éis an 31ú lá de Nollaig, 1970, a thosófar ag tógáil an fhoirgnimh, agus
(b) nach lú ná cúig mhéadar cearnach is fiche ná nach mó ná céad agus sé mhéadar déag cearnach achar iomlán urlár uile an árasáin nó an teaghasáin, cibé acu é, arna thomhas sa tslí fhorordaithe.
faoi réir an choinníll nach dtabharfar deontas i leith árasáin ná teaghasáin arb úsáid seachas mar ghnáth-áit chónaithe an úsáid a dhéanfar de i dtuarinn an Aire.
(8) Ní bheidh deontas faoi fho-alt (7) den alt seo níos mó maidir le gach árasán nó teaghasán ná an méid iomchuí a shonraítear sa Tábla seo thíos:
AN TABLA | ||||
Méid an Deontais | ||||
Achar iomlán (i méadair cearnacha) urlár uile an árasáin nó an teaghasáin arna thomhas sa tslí fhorordaithe | ||||
Tuairisc an árasáin nó teaghasáin | 25 nó níos mó, ach níos lú ná 45 | 45 nó níos mó, ach níos lú ná 75 | 75 nó níos mó, ach níos lú ná 100 | 100 nó níos mó, ach níos lú ná 116 |
£ | £ | £ | £ | |
1. Arasán nó teaghasán leithleach, lánscartha i bhfoirgneamh sé stór nó níos mó a bhfuil ardaitheoir ann .. | 225 | 300 | 375 | 350 |
2. Arasán nó teaghasán leithleach, lánscartha i bhfoirgneamh is ísle ná sé stór .. .. .. | 175 | 250 | 325 | 300 |