Housing Amendment Act, 1948
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Definitions. |
2.—In this Act— | |
the expression “the Act of 1899” means the Small Dwellings Acquisition Act, 1899; | ||
the expression “the Act of 1932” means the Housing (Financial and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1932 (No. 19 of 1932); | ||
the expression “the Act of 1937” means the Housing and Labourers Act, 1937 (No. 42 of 1937); | ||
the word “dwellinghouse” means a building constructed or adapted to be used wholly or principally for human habitation; | ||
the expression “habitable house” means a house situate in the functional area of a housing authority which, in the opinion of such authority, is reasonably fit for human habitation or is reasonably capable of being rendered so fit; | ||
the expression “housing authority” means in the case of— | ||
(a) a county health district (exclusive of any town having town commissioners under the Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act, 1854 ,) the council of the county in which such county health district is situate; | ||
(b) a county or other borough, the corporation of such county or other borough; | ||
(c) an urban district, the council of such urban district, and | ||
(d) a town having town commissioners under the Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act, 1854 , except as respects sections 14 , 19 , 20 , 21 and 41 of this Act, the commissioners of such town, and, as respects the said sections, the council of the county in which such town is situate, | ||
and references to the functional area of a housing authority shall be construed accordingly. | ||
the expression “the Housing of the Working Classes Acts” means the Housing of the Working Classes Acts, 1890 to 1931, as amended by this Act; | ||
the expression “the Labourers Acts” means the Labourers Acts, 1883 to 1941, as amended by this Act; | ||
the expression “the Minister” means the Minister for Local Government. |