Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2002
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Amendment of section 10 of Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992. |
21.—Section 10 (as amended by the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act, 1998 ) of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992 , is amended in subsection (1) by substituting the following for paragraph (c)— | |
“(c) is within a one mile radius of any site provided, managed or controlled by a housing authority under section 13 of the Act of 1988 (as amended by the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act, 1998 ), or any other traveller accommodation provided, managed or controlled by a housing authority under the Housing Acts, 1966 to 2002, or any traveller housing accommodation provided or managed under section 6 and the housing authority within whose functional area such temporary dwelling has been erected, placed, occupied or otherwise retained is of the opinion that, whether by reason of its use or occupancy or by reason of its being one of a number of such temporary dwellings or otherwise, such temporary dwelling or any occupant of the temporary dwelling— | ||
(i) is causing a nuisance or obstruction to the occupants of that site or traveller accommodation or to the occupants of any other dwelling or dwellings within a one mile radius of that site or that traveller accommodation, or | ||
(ii) creates a risk to the quality of water, sanitary, electrical or other services associated with that site or traveller accommodation or with any other dwelling or dwellings within a one mile radius of that site or traveller accommodation, or | ||
(iii) obstructs or interferes with the use or enjoyment by any person of any public or private amenity or any public or private facility or the maintenance of any such amenity or facility, within a one mile radius of that site or traveller accommodation, | ||
the housing authority concerned may serve notice on that person requiring that person, within a specified period, to remove the said temporary dwelling,”. |