Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009
Regulations (Part 3).
49.— The Minister may make regulations in relation to all or any one or more of the following:
(a) the class or classes of dwelling to which incremental purchase arrangements may apply;
(b) the class of classes of households with whom incremental purchase arrangements may be entered into;
(c) the method for determining the purchase price of a dwelling which method may—
(i) differentiate between different classes of dwelling, and
(ii) take account of the age of the dwelling;
(d) the method for determining the purchase money taking account of the financial circumstances of households with whom incremental purchase arrangements may be entered into;
(e) the determination of the minimum period, or the range within which a housing authority shall fix the minimum period, for which a charging order shall apply in respect of a dwelling sold under an incremental purchase arrangement, which period shall not in any case be less than 20 years from the date of the transfer order;
(f) in the case of an approved body, the reservation by it of a specified number or proportion of newly-constructed dwellings provided with the assistance of a housing authority under section 6 of the Act of 1992;
(g) the form and manner of, and terms and conditions to be specified in, a transfer order and a charging order;
(h) the class or classes or description of persons who are suitably qualified by reference to their qualifications and experience to determine the market value of a dwelling or site, as the case may be, for the purposes of this Part;
(i) the form of the statement for the purposes of sections 46(5) and 47(3);
(j) such other matters as the Minister considers necessary and appropriate relating to incremental purchase arrangements.
Annotations
Editorial Notes:
E68
Power pursuant to section exercised (1.01.2016) by Housing (Sale of Local Authority Houses) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 484 of 2015), in effect as per reg. 2.
E69
Power pursuant to section exercised (14.06.2010) by Housing (Incremental Purchase) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 252 of 2010), in effect as per reg. 2.
E70
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to subs. (a) exercised (1.10.2010) by Housing (Incremental Purchase) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 562 of 2009), in effect as per reg. 1(b); subsequently revoked (14.06.2012) by Housing (Incremental Purchase) Regulations 2010 (S.I. No. 252 of 2010), reg. 18, in effect as per reg. 2