Housing Act, 1988

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Number 28 of 1988


HOUSING ACT, 1988


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Interpretation.

2.

Homeless persons for the purposes of this Act.

3.

Subsidy for acquisition or construction of houses.

4.

Grant on surrender of certain houses.

5.

Assistance by housing authorities of certain bodies.

6.

Expenses of social workers.

7.

Validation.

8.

Estimate of housing requirements.

9.

Housing assessments.

10.

Additional provisions regarding accommodation for homeless persons.

11.

Schemes of priorities for letting dwellings.

12.

Reconstruction or improvement of certain houses provided by housing authorities.

13.

Provision of sites for travellers.

14.

Provision of sites for private housing.

15.

Grants or subsidies by Minister for dwellings, sites and assistance provided by housing authorities.

16.

Guarantees by housing authorities.

17.

Mortgage of houses sold or leased by housing authorities.

18.

Discharge of mortgage.

19.

Application of certain sections of Part II of Principal Act.

20.

Additional provisions relating to sections 56 to 58 of Principal Act and to section 12.

21.

Amendment of section 2 of Principal Act.

22.

Amendment of section 108 of Principal Act.

23.

Repeal of section 13 of Act of 1979 and consequential provisions.

24.

Amendment of section 3 of Act of 1979.

25.

Amendment of section 4 of Act of 1979.

26.

Amendment of section 7 of Act of 1979.

27.

Amendment of City and County Management (Amendment) Act, 1955.

28.

Amendment of Vagrancy Act, 1824.

29.

Offences.

30.

Repeals.

31.

Short title, construction, collective citation and commencement.

SCHEDULE

Enactments Repealed


Acts Referred to

Central Bank Act, 1971

1971, No. 24

City and County Management (Amendment) Act, 1955

1955, No. 12

Companies Act, 1963

1963, No. 33

Cork City Management Acts, 1929 to 1971

County Management Acts, 1940 to 1985

Credit Union Act, 1966

1966, No. 19

Health Act, 1970

1970, No. 1

Housing Act, 1966

1966, No. 21

Housing Act, 1969

1969, No. 16

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1979

1979, No. 27

Housing Act, 1984

1984, No. 1

Housing Acts, 1966 to 1979

Housing Finance Agency Act, 1981

1981, No. 37

Industrial and Provident Societies Acts, 1893 to 1978

Insurance Acts, 1909 to 1985

Labourers Act, 1936

1936, No. 24

Limerick City Management Acts, 1934 to 1971

Local Government (Dublin) Acts, 1930 to 1985

Prevention of Crimes Act, 1871

34 & 35 Vict. c. 112

Registration of Deeds Act, 1707

6 Anne, c. 2

Registration of Title Act, 1964

1964, No. 16

Registry of Deeds (Ireland) Act, 1832

2 & 3 Will. 4. c. 87

Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act, 1854

17 & 18 Vict. c. 103

Trustee Savings Banks Acts, 1863 to 1979

Vagrancy Act, 1824

5 Geo. 4. c. 83

Waterford City Management Acts, 1939 to 1971

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Number 28 of 1988


HOUSING ACT, 1988


AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE HOUSING ACTS, 1966 TO 1979, TO AMEND THE VAGRANCY ACT, 1824 , AND THE CITY AND COUNTY MANAGEMENT (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1955 , AND TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS IN RELATION TO HOUSING AND IN RELATION TO THE DISCHARGE OF MORTGAGES. [13th July, 1988]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: