Change 1 Article Choose an article Title and introductory text 1 Disqualification and political restriction of certain officers and staff. 2 Politically restricted posts. 3 Grant and supervision of exemptions from political restriction: Scotland and Wales . 3A Grant and supervision of exemptions from political restriction: England 3B General advice as to politically restricted posts: England 4 Designation and reports of head of paid service. 5 Designation and reports of monitoring officer. 5A Reports of monitoring officer—local authorities operating executive arrangements 6 Officer responsible for financial administration of certain authorities. 7 All staff to be appointed on merit. 8 Duty to adopt standing orders with respect to staff. 9 Assistants for political groups. 10 Limit on paid leave for local authority duties. 11 Confidentiality of staff records. 12 Conflict of interest in staff negotiations. 13 Voting rights of members of certain committees: England and Wales. 14 Voting rights of members of certain committees: Scotland. 15 Duty to allocate seats to political groups. 16 Duty to give effect to allocations. 17 Exceptions to and extensions of political balance requirements. 18 Schemes for basic, attendance and special responsibility allowances for local authority members. 19 Members’ interests. 20 Duty to adopt certain procedural standing orders. 21 Interpretation of Part I. 22 Advisory Commissioners. 23 Advice and guidance by Commissions for Local Administration and ScottishCommissioner. 24 Expenses of Commissions for Local Administration. 25 Annual reports of Commissions: new provisions. 26 Implementation of recommendations of Commissioners for Local Administration in England and Wales. 27 Implementation of recommendations of Commissioner for Local Administrationin Scotland. 28 Consideration of adverse reports: England and Wales. 29 Consideration of adverse reports: Scotland. 30 Declaration of acceptance of office of councillor etc. 31 National Code of Local Government Conduct. 32 Anonymity in reports on investigations. 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Amendments of existing power to incur discretionary expenditure. 37 Conditions of provision of financial assistance. 38 Information etc. on individuals’ rights. 39 Application of Part IV. 40 Capital purposes. 41 Expenditure to be charged to revenue account. 42 Expenditure excluded from section 41(1). 43 Borrowing powers. 44 Borrowing limits etc. 45 The authority’s own limits. 46 Register of loan instruments and certain existing loans. 47 Security for money borrowed etc. 48 Credit arrangements. 49 Initial and subsequent cost of credit arrangements. 50 Limits on powers to enter into credit arrangements. 51 Variation of credit arrangements. 52 Transitional credit arrangements. 53 Basic credit approvals. 54 Supplementary credit approvals. 55 Criteria for issuing credit approvals. 56 Use of credit approvals by local authorities. 57 Effect of certain capital grants on credit approvals. 58 Capital receipts. 59 The reserved part of capital receipts. 60 The usable balance of capital receipts. 61 Capital receipts not wholly in money paid to the authority. 62 Aggregate credit limit. 63 Duty to set certain amounts aside as provision to meet credit liabilities. 64 Use of amounts set aside to meet credit liabilities. 65 Information. 66 Interpretation of Part IV. 67 Application of, and orders under, Part V. 68 Companies controlled by local authorities and arm’s length companies. 69 Companies subject to local authority influence. 70 Requirements for companies under control or subject to influence of localauthorities. 71 Control of minority interests etc. in certain companies. 72 Trusts influenced by local authorities. 73 Authorities acting jointly and by committees. 74 Duty to keep Housing Revenue Account. 75 The keeping of the Housing Revenue Account. 76 Duty to prevent debit balance on Housing Revenue Account. 77 Power to keep Housing Repairs Account. 78 Directions to secure proper accounting. 78A Directions as to treatment of service charges, &c. 78B Directions as to accounting for work subject to competitive tendering. 79 Housing Revenue Account subsidy. 80 Calculation of Housing Revenue Account subsidy. 80B Agreements to exclude certain authorities or property 80ZA Negative amounts of subsidy payable to Welsh Ministers 80A Final decision on amount of Housing Revenue Account subsidy. 81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Residual debt subsidy for year 1989–90. 83 Calculation of residual debt subsidy. 84 Adjustment of housing subsidy for year 1989-90. 85 Power to obtain information. 86 Recoupment of subsidy in certain cases. 87 Determinations and directions. 87A Orders amending Part 6 88 Construction and application of Part VI. 89 Declaration of renewal area. 90 Conditions for declaration of renewal area. 91 Renewal area: steps to be taken after declaration or extension 92 Duty to publish information. 93 General powers of local housing authority. 94 Power to apply for orders extinguishing right to use vehicles on highway. 95 Exclusion of land from, or termination of, renewal area. 96 Contributions by the Secretary of State. 97 Powers of entry and penalty for obstruction. 98 Part VIII of Housing Act 1985. 99 Directions and guidance. 100 Interpretation of Part VII. 101 Grants for improvements and repairs. 102 Applications for grants. 103 The age of the property. 104 The interest of the applicant in the property. 105 Common parts grants: preliminary conditions. 106 Certificate as to future occupation, etc. 107 Certain dwellings and works excluded from grant aid. 108 Restriction on grants for works already begun. 109 Owner-occupiers and tenants. 110 Landlords. 111 Tenants’ common parts applications. 112 Duty to approve applications to render certain dwellings fit for humanhabitation. 113 Duty to approve applications arising out of certain statutory notices. 114 Approval of applications to provide certain facilities for the disabled. 115 Discretionary approval of certain applications. 116 Approval and refusal of applications. 117 Payment of grants. 118 Conditions as to completion of works. 119 Condition as to availability for letting. 120 Condition requiring repayment of grant in case of certain disposals wherecertificate of intended letting given. 121 Condition requiring repayment of grant in case of certain disposals whereowner-occupation certificate given. 122 Conditions relating to HMO grant. 123 Condition requiring repayment of grant on certain disposals in case oflandlord’s common parts application. 124 Meaning of relevant disposal and exempt disposal for the purposes ofsections 120 to 123. 125 Repayment of grant. 126 Renovation grants relating to two or more dwellings. 127 Group repair schemes and persons eligible to participate. 128 Qualifying buildings and external works, etc. 129 Contributions by participants and limitations on works. 130 Payment of balance of costs in case of certain disposals. 131 Assistance for provision of minor works to dwellings. 132 Contributions by the Secretary of State. 133 Persons entitled to grants. 134 Cases in which grants may be re-calculated, withheld or repaid. 135 Power of local housing authority to carry out works which would attractgrant. 136 Parsonages, charities etc. 137 Orders and regulations. 138 Interpretation of Part VIII. 139 Local Government Finance Act 1988: amendments. 140 Scottish non-domestic rates: interim provisions. 141 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Powers to vary incidence of standard community charge: Scotland. 143 Reduced liability for personal community charges: Scotland. 145 Amendment of Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 andother enactments: Scotland. 146 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Adjustment of block grant. 148 Rate support grant, 1985/86. 149 Statutory references to rating. 150 Power to allow charges. 151 Power to amend provisions about charges. 152 Interpretation, consultation and commencement of ss. 150 and 151. 153 Charges: temporary traffic signs. 154 Charges: library services. 155 Emergency financial assistance to local authorities. 156 Contingency planning and co-ordination in respect of emergencies ordisasters. 157 Commutation of, and interest on, periodic payments of grants etc. 158 Electronic transfer of documents. 159 Prevention of continuance or recurrence of default of local authority: Scotland. 160 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Housing authorities not required to keep a housing stock. 162 Determination of rents. 163 Exchanges between secure and assured tenants. 164 Exception to the right to buy in case of certain dwelling-houses forpersons of pensionable age. 165 Unfit housing etc. 166 Amendments relating to defective housing. 167 Reports to tenants etc. on local housing authority functions. 168 Contributions towards costs of housing mobility arrangements. 169 Powers of local authorities and Secretary of State as respects services etc. for owners and occupiers of houses for work on them. 170 Powers of local authorities and Secretary of State as respects services,etc., for owners and occupiers of houses for work on them: Scotland. 171 Winding up of home purchase assistance scheme. 172 Transfer of new town housing stock. 173 Consent required for subsequent disposals. 174 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Repeal of the Town Development Act 1952. 176 Amendment of definition of occupation for purposes of purchase of house by secure tenant: Scotland. 177 Sale to secure tenants of houses provided for persons of pensionable age: Scotland. 178 Application of secure tenant’s right to buy to cases where landlord is lessee: Scotland. 179 Amendment of powers of Scottish Homes to dispose of land. 180 Race relations: codes of practice in housing field. 181 Duty of landlord to inform secure tenant seeking to buy house about changes in law: Scotland. 182 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Extension of powers of Housing Corporation and Housing for Wales to give financial assistance. 184 Extension of functions of Audit Commission. 185 Publication of reports of Controller of Audit: Scotland. 186 Security of tenure on ending of long residential tenancies. 187 Construction industry: grants and guarantees. 188 Repeal of s. 2 of the Education (Grants and Awards) Act 1984. 189 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Regulations. 191 Separate provisions for Wales. 192 Financial provisions. 193 Application to Isles of Scilly. 194 Amendments and repeals. 195 Short title, commencement and extent. SCHEDULE 1 Political Balance on Local Authority Committees etc. SCHEDULE 3 Provisions Supplementing Part IV SCHEDULE 4 The Keeping of the Housing Revenue Account SCHEDULE 5 Local Government Finance Act 1988: Amendments SCHEDULE 6 Amendment of Scottish Enactments SCHEDULE 7 Compensation Provisions of Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, Part II SCHEDULE 8 Welsh Language Names for Local Authorities SCHEDULE 9 Amendments of Parts VI, IX, XI, XVII and XVIII of the Housing Act 1985 SCHEDULE 10 Security of Tenure on Ending of Long Residential Tenancies SCHEDULE 11 Minor And Consequential Amendments SCHEDULE 12 Enactments Repealed
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117 Payment of grants.
(1) Where the local housing authority have approved an application for agrant, they shall pay the grant, subject to subsection (3) below and tosections 133 and 134 below.
(2) The grant may be paid—
(a) in whole after the completion of the eligible works, or
(b) in part by instalments as the works progress and the balance aftercompletion of the works.
(3) The payment of a grant, or part of a grant, is conditional upon—
(a) the eligible works or the corresponding part of the works being executedto the satisfaction of the authority; and
(b) the authority being provided with an acceptable invoice, demand or receiptfor payment for the works and any preliminary or ancillary services andcharges in respect of which the grant or part of the grant is to be paid.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (3) above an invoice, demand or receipt isacceptable if it satisfies the authority and is not given by the applicant ora member of his family.
(5) Where a grant is paid by instalments, the aggregate of the instalmentspaid before the completion of the eligible works shall not at any time exceednine-tenths of the amount of the grant.
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117 Payment of grants.
(1) Where the local housing authority have approved an application for agrant, they shall pay the grant, subject to subsection (3) below and tosections 133 and 134 below.
(2) The grant may be paid—
(a) in whole after the completion of the eligible works, or
(b) in part by instalments as the works progress and the balance aftercompletion of the works.
(3) The payment of a grant, or part of a grant, is conditional upon—
(a) the eligible works or the corresponding part of the works being executedto the satisfaction of the authority; and
(b) the authority being provided with an acceptable invoice, demand or receiptfor payment for the works and any preliminary or ancillary services andcharges in respect of which the grant or part of the grant is to be paid.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (3) above an invoice, demand or receipt isacceptable if it satisfies the authority and is not given by the applicant ora member of his family.
(5) Where a grant is paid by instalments, the aggregate of the instalmentspaid before the completion of the eligible works shall not at any time exceednine-tenths of the amount of the grant.
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