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Regulation 7 Applications for grant

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(1)

A works application for a grant shall be made for preliminary vetting to the registered installer (or one of the registered installers) for the locality in question who, in accordance with regulation 8, shall forward the application to the area agency.

(2)

A materials-only application shall be made to the area agency.

(3)

An application shall be in writing, signed either by the applicant or by a person specified or of a description specified by the area agency and shall be in such form, subject to paragraph (4), as is laid down by the area agency.

(4)

A form of application shall contain such particulars as may be specified from time to time by the area agency with the consent of the Secretary of State and shall include—

(a)

particulars of the works in respect of which the grant is sought;

(b)

a statement of the criteria of eligibility set out in regulation 4 which are fulfilled by the applicant;

(c)
(i)

in the case of a works application, the name of the proposed registered installer, and a declaration signed by or on behalf of that registered installer that any necessary permission for the works has been obtained; and

(ii)

in the case of a materials-only application, a statement that any necessary permission for the works has been obtained;

(d)

a statement that reasonable access to the dwelling in respect of which the application is made will be given to a representative of the area agency to inspect the dwelling and the works;

(e)

a statement that neither the applicant nor, to his knowledge, any other person has applied, or proposes to apply, for grant or assistance in respect of any of the works which are comprised in the application, or any works having the same or substantially the same purpose, under any of the following provisions or arrangements:—

(i)

the Homes Insulation Act 1978f1;

(ii)

section 521 of the Housing Act 1985f2;

(iii)

Part XIII of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987f3;

(iv)

Part VIII of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989f4;

(v)

Chapter I or III of Part I of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996f5;

(vi)

a scheme operated by the Energy Saving Trust using monies paid under section 153(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990f6;

  • and

(f)

a statement that neither the applicant nor, to his knowledge, any other person has received or applied for grant or assistance under section 15 of the Social Security Act 1990f7 in respect of the dwelling which is the subject of the application.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

1978 c. 48; repealed in its entirety with respect to England and Wales by the Housing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985 (c. 71), Schedule 1 and paragraph 42 of Schedule 2, and with respect to Scotland by the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26), Schedule 24.

f2

1985 c. 68; section 521 was repealed, with savings, by the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42), Schedule 12, Part II.

f3

1987 c. 26.

f4

1989 c. 42; Part VIII was repealed by the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (c. 53), Schedule 3, subject to savings and transitional provisions.

f5

1996 c. 53.

f6

1990 c. 43; section 153(1) was amended by S.I. 1995/554.

f7

1990 c. 27; section 15 was amended by section 142 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (c. 53).