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The Housing Renovation etc. Grants (Grant Limit) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023

S.R. 2023/2 · Made 16 December 2022 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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Housing

Made 16th December 2022

Coming into operation 1st February 2023

The Department for Communitiesf1, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 64 and 148(1) of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 2003f2 hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

The Department for Social Development was renamed the Department for Communities in accordance with section 1(7) of the Department Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (2016 c.5 (N.I.))

f2

S.I. 2003/412 (N.I. 2)

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Housing Renovation etc. Grants (Grant Limit) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003
  3. 3Saving Provision
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencementI1

This Order may be cited as the Housing Renovation etc. Grants (Grant Limit) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 and shall come into operation on 1st February 2023.

2Amendment of the Housing Renovation etc. Grants (Grant Limit) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003I1

(1)

Article 2 (Maximum Amount) of the Housing Renovation etc. Grants (Grant Limit) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003f1 is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

(2)

In paragraph (1)(b), for “£25,000” substitute “£35,000”.

(3)

In paragraph (2) –

(a)

For “£25,000” substitute “£35,000”,

(b)

For “£50,000” substitute “£70,000”.

3Saving ProvisionI1

This Order shall not have effect in relation to an application for a grant made before 1st February 2023.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 16th December 2022

(L.S.)

Paul Price

A senior official of the Department for Communities

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Housing Renovation etc. Grants (Grant Limit) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003 makes provision in relation to the amount of housing grants that the Housing Executive may pay.

These Regulations amend Articles 2 and 3 of the Housing Renovation etc. Grants (Grant Limit) Order (Northern Ireland) 2003 enabling the Housing Executive to pay a higher maximum amount of mandatory disabled facilities grant.