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Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996

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Under section 109, a construction company with a contract lasting 45 days or more is entitled to interim or stage payments at agreed stages as the work progresses. The frequency of interim payments is to be agreed between the parties and the value of each interim payment will reflect the value of the
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An Act to make provision for grants and other assistance for housing purposes and about action in relation to unfit housing; to amend the law relating to construction contracts and architects; to provide grants and other assistance for regeneration and development and in connection with clearance
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The act provides legislation for the provision of grant aided adaptations for disabled persons' properties within the UK. This is covered in part 1 Chapter 1. The aim of this part of the Act is to allow for provision of adaptations to disabled persons' homes to reduce both the need for people to
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Section 142 addresses the issue of making periodic payments under a construction contract conditional upon obligations under another contract, and the issue of making the date a payment becomes due dependent upon the giving of a notice by the payer of the sum the payer proposes to
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may carry out the work either through provision of money to the applicant or through an agency service. Where an agency service is offered grant applicants are not obliged to take this up in order to receive a grant. In order for adaptations to be provided, an
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relocate to facilities which provide full-time care and to reduce the amount of care needed in people's homes. One way this is provided for is in the provision of stairlifts allowing people to continue use of bathroom facilities in the upstairs of their homes.
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areas; to amend the provisions relating to home energy efficiency schemes; to make provision in connection with the dissolution of urban development corporations, housing action trusts and the Commission for the New Towns; and for connected purposes.
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An Act to make provision for grants and other assistance for housing purposes and about action in relation to unfit housing; to amend the law relating to construction contracts and architects; to provide grants and other assistance for
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A grant can be used for adaptations to give better freedom of movement into and around the home and/or to provide essential facilities within it. Examples of the work which may be covered by this assistance are:
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Section 143 amends the original provisions relating to the notices which a payer gives of the sum which the payer proposes to pay and introduces provisions relating to the giving of notices by the payee;
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A "Tolent" clause in a contract states that the contractual party who issues a dispute notice will bear the adjudication costs of both parties, regardless of the outcome of the adjudication.
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The maximum mandatory values of works is £30,000 in England; however the local authority can use discretionary powers released through a later RRO to increase the value of works.
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Part 2 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 relates to payments in the construction industry. This part was later amended by Part 8 of the
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Section 141 makes an agreement about the allocation of the costs of adjudication ineffective, so-called "Tolent" clauses, unless certain conditions apply;
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work completed to date as determined by the project manager or cost consultant and stated in an interim certificate, less an agreed retention percentage.
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Section 138 substitutes a new power allowing the Secretary of State and Scottish and Welsh Ministers to disapply any or all of the provisions of Part 2.
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improving access to and movement around the home to enable you to care for another person who lives in the property, such as a child
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Section 145 amends the original provisions relating to a contractor's right to stop working when the contractor has not been paid.
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providing or improving access to rooms and facilities - for example, by installing a stair lift or providing a downstairs bathroom
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Section 144 introduces (in most cases) a statutory requirement to pay sums specified in these notices;
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and development and in connection with clearance areas; to amend the provisions relating to home
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bathroom conversion e.g. providing a level access shower, accessible WC and wash hand basin
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Section 139 removes the original limitation of Part 2 to contracts which were in writing;
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improving or providing a heating system which is suitable for the disabled person's needs
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schemes; to make provision in connection with the dissolution of urban corporations,
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Section 140 introduces a provision to facilitate the correction of clerical or
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is usually required to carry out an assessment of the needs of the applicant.
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as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from
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Text of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996
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Section 144 provided for the disposal of the assets of a
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title
Citation
Royal assent
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996
legislation.gov.uk
Act of Parliament
United Kingdom
long title
omnibus legislation
regeneration
energy efficiency
housing action trusts
Commission for New Towns
Local authorities
occupational therapist
Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009
Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009
typographical errors
architects' registration
Architects Act 1997
housing action trust
Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009


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