Section 135 Power of local housing authority to carry out works which would attractgrant.

England and Wales

(1)

A local housing authority may by agreement with a person having therequisite interest execute at his expense—

(a)

any works towards the cost of which a grant under this Part is payable ormight be paid on an application duly made and approved; and

(b)

any further works which it is in their opinion necessary or desirable toexecute together with the works mentioned in paragraph (a) above.

(2)

Except in the case of a common parts grant, the “requisite interest” means an owner’s interest in everyparcel of land on which the works are to be carried out or, in a case where(if an application was made) section 104(4) above might apply, in part onlyof the land concerned.

(3)

In the case of a common parts grant, the reference in subsection (1) aboveto a person having the requisite interest is a reference to the personwho—

(a)

has a power or duty to carry out the relevant works; and

(b)

has such an interest in the building or in a flat in the building as isreferred to in subsection (4) of section 105 above.

Notes on Part VIII

Textual amendments

F1: Pt. VIII (ss. 101-138) repealed (17.12.1996) by 1996 c. 53, s. 147, Sch. 3 Pt. I; S.I. 1996/2842, art. 3 (with transitional provisions in arts. 5, 8)

Modifications

C1: Pt. VIII (ss. 101-138) excluded (17.12.1996) by 1996 c. 53, s. 102(1)(2); S.I. 1996/2842, art. 3