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Section 20A Limitation of service charges: grant-aided works.F1C1C2C3

England and Wales

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Where relevant costs are incurred or to be incurred on the carrying out of works in respect of which a grant has been or is to be paid under F2section 523 of the Housing Act 1985 (assistance for provision of separate service pipe for water supply) or any provision of Part I of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (grants, &c. for renewal of private sector housing) or any corresponding earlier enactmentF3or article 3 of the Regulatory Reform (Housing Assistance) (England and Wales) Order 2002 (power of local housing authorieses to provide assistance), the amount of the grant shall be deducted from the costs and the amount of the service charge payable shall be reduced accordingly.

(F42)

In any case where—

(a)

relevant costs are incurred or to be incurred on the carrying out of works which are included in the external works specified in a group repair scheme, within the meaning of F5Part I of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, and

(b)

the landlord participated or is participating in that scheme as an assisted participant,

the amount which, in relation to the landlord, is F6the balance of the cost determined in accordance with section 69(3) of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 shall be deducted from the costs, and the amount of the service charge payable shall be reduced accordingly.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 20A inserted by Housing and Planning Act 1986 (c. 63, SIF 75:1), s. 24(1), Sch. 5 para. 9(1)

F2

Words in s. 20A(1) substituted (17.12.1996) by 1996 c. 53, s. 103, Sch. 1 para. 11(1); S.I. 1996/2842, art. 3

F3

Words in s. 20A(1) inserted (19.7.2002) by S.I. 2002/1860, arts. 1(2)(b), 9, Sch. 1 para. 2

F4

S. 20A(2) added by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 75:1), s. 194, Sch. 11 para. 90

F5

Words in s. 20A(2)(a) substituted (17.12.1996) by 1996 c. 53, s. 103, Sch. 1 para. 11(2)(a); S.I. 1996/2842, art. 3

F6

Words in s. 20A(2) substituted (17.12.1996) by 1996 c. 53, Sch. 1 para. 11(2)(b); S.I. 1996/2842, art. 3

Modifications

C1

Ss. 18-30 modified (30.9.2003 for E. and 30.3.2004 for W.) by 2002 c. 15, ss. 102, 181(1), Sch. 7 para. 4; S.I. 2003/1986, art. 2(a); S.I. 2004/669, art. 2(a)

Ss. 18-30B extended (30.9.2003 and 28.2.2005 for E. for certain purposes and otherwise prosp. and 30.3.2004 and 31.5.2005 for W. for certain purposes and otherwise prosp.) by 2002 c. 15, ss. 172, 181(1); S.I. 2003/1986, art. 2(c)(ii) (subject to Sch. 2); S.I. 2004/669, art. 2(c)(ii) (subject to Sch. 2); S.I. 2004/3056, art. 3(h) (subject to art. 4 (as amended by S.I. 2005/193, art. 2)); S.I. 2005/1353, art. 2(h) (subject to art. 3)

C2

S. 20A amended by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), s. 79(12)

C3

Ss. 18-30 modified (1.4.1995) by S.I. 1995/401, art. 18, Sch. para. 10(b)

Ss. 18-30 extended (5.7.1994) by 1994 c. 19, ss. 39, 66(2)(b), Sch. 13 para. 23(b) (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2))