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Paragraph 9 I1

Northern Ireland Not yet in force

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Any grant made in Great Britain to the claimant in accordance with a scheme made under section 129 of the Housing Act 1988f1 or section 66 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988f2(schemes for payments to assist local housing authority and local authority tenants to obtain other accommodation) which is to be used—

(a)

to purchase premises intended for occupation as his home, or

(b)

to carry out repairs or alterations which are required to render premises fit for occupation as his home,

for a period of 26 weeks from and including the date on which he received such a grant or such longer period as is reasonable in the circumstances to enable the purchase, repairs or alterations to be completed and the claimant to commence occupation of those premises as his home.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 7 para. 9 in operation at 7.10.1996, see reg. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1

1988 c. 50; section 129 was amended by Schedule 12 to the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42)

f2

1988 c. 43