# Housing Act 1957, Section 124: Power of Minister to recognise central housing association


The Minister may, if he thinks fit, recognise for the purposes of this section any central association or other body established for the purpose of promoting the formation and extension of housing associations and of giving them advice and assistance, and the Minister may, in any of the five years next following the date on which he recognises the said body, make a grant in aid of the expenses of the body of such amount as he may with the approval of the Treasury determine.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/5-6/56/section/124 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1957/section-124
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