The Gazette 1955-58

in a proper and workmanlike manner ; the appointed officer if satisfied after an inspection of the house shall duly issue a certificate of satisfactory com pletion. The applicant shall thereupon forward such certificate to the Minister with a written ap plication for a grant in the prescribed form together with the :— (a) documents of title (b) the letter of agreement relating to the house and (t) such other evidence as the Minister may require. The Minister if satisfied that the requirements of the Act have been complied with may make a grant in respect of such house to the applicant and shall notify the appointed officer that such a grant has been made. 7. Any person aggrieved by the neglect or refusal of the appointed officer to give a certificate may appeal to the Minister. On such appeal the Minister may as he shall think fit give or refuse such a certificate and his decision shall be final. 8. A grant house shall when completed not be let for a longer period than 10 years. No fine other than the rent reserved in the lease and a deposit not exceeding three months' rent shall be charged. The person to whom the grant is made shall not reside in the house. The rent reserved shall not include any charge in respect of the use offurniture. The lease shall provide that the tenant shall not sub-let, sub-divide, or part with or share possession of the house or any part thereof. 9. If unregistered, the title deeds of the house shall have endorsed thereon a note to the effect that an undertaking has been given by the person providing the house that subject to the provisions of these regulations he will not sell the house within 15 years from the date of the undertaking and that he will let the house within that period subject to the regulations. If the bouse is registered under the Registration of Title Acts, an inhibition shall be entered on the folio relating to the premises to the effect that no disposition of the said premises shall be registered within a period of \ 5 years from the date of the undertaking without notice to the Minister. 10. A grant house may with the consent of the Minister be sold within the period of 15 years from the date of the undertaking subject to the following conditions :

2. The conditions in respect of sites, aspect, planning, construction and sanitation and number per acre of houses set out in the previous Housing (New Houses) Regulations of 1948, 1950 and 1953 shall be prescribed conditions in relation to these regulations. The Minister may in any particular case dispense with any of the said conditions where he is satisfied that circumstances exist which render rigid adherence to the conditions undesirable. 3. A house shall be deemed to have been begun when the construction of the foundations has started. Irish materials shall be used in the erection as far as possible. The grant house shall not be connected with a shop or business premises. 4. Plans shall be submitted to the appointed officer in the form required by any local act or by the bye-laws in force together with :— (a) a site plan and a house plan. Each house on the site plan shall be marked by a separate distinguishing number. The house plan shall contain a schedule setting out the floor area of each room and the total floor area of the house. (b) an undertaking in writing that the standard of construction will be in accordance with one of the specifications issued with the prescribed plans. (f) evidence in writing that the appropriate local authority has approved of the plans under building bye-laws. ((/) an undertaking in writing that throughout the erection of the houses trade union rates of wages will be paid and conditions of labour observed. 5. When the appointed officer has received the plans and documents he shall examine them to see if they comply with the provisions of section 13 of the 1954 Act and these regulations ; if so he will prepare a certificate of approval. One copy of the certificate will be issued to the applicant. If it is proposed to erect 10 or more houses on one site the appointed officer shall not issue a certificate of approval until the Minister has approved of the site plans. 6. When a house has been completed and let in accordance with these regulations, an applicant for a grant shall first apply to the appointed officer for a certificate that the house has been completed