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Section 143 Central Housing Advisory Committee

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(1)

The Minister shall appoint a committee, to be called the Central Housing Advisory Committee, for the purpose of—

(a)

advising the Minister on any matter, relating to a temporary increase of the permitted number of persons in relation to overcrowding, as respects which he is required by section seventy-nine of this Act to consult the Committee;

(b)

advising the Housing Management Commissions constituted under Part V of this Act on any matter as respects which such Commissions are required to consult the Committee;

(c)

advising the Minister on any question which may be referred by him to the Committee with respect to any other matter arising in connection with the execution of the enactments relating to housing;

(d)

considering the operation of the enactments relating to housing and making to the Minister such representations with respect to matters of general concern arising in connection with the execution of those enactments as the Committee think desirable.

(2)

The Minister may by order contained in a statutory instrument make provision with respect to the constitution and procedure of the Committee, and any such order may be varied by a subsequent order under this subsection.

(3)

The Minister may, out of moneys provided by Parliament, pay such expenses of the Committee as he may, with the approval of the Treasury, determine.