s 32 Power to carry out lift upgrading works and recover improvement contributions
32.—(1) As soon as practicable after the Minister has given his or her approval under section 31(3)(b), the Town Council concerned must carry out the lift upgrading works in the precinct in such manner as the Town Council thinks fit.[23/2005] (2) Where the Town Council has completed any lift upgrading works in a building within a precinct, the Town Council may recover, by way of improvement contributions, the costs incurred by the Town Council in respect of the lift upgrading works from every owner of such flats in the building as are mentioned in section 31(2)(b).[23/2005] (3) Subject to subsection (4), the amount of improvement contribution payable under subsection (2) by the owner of a flat must be determined by the Town Council whose decision is final.[23/2005] (4) Any improvement contribution determined by a Town Council under subsection (3) in respect of any lift upgrading works in a precinct must not be less than the improvement contribution that the Board might have determined under section 78(3) of the Housing and Development Act 1959 if the Board had carried out similar upgrading works in that precinct.[23/2005] (5) In this section and section 33, “owner”, in relation to any flat sold by the Board —(a) means the person who is the owner of the flat at the time the improvement contribution is determined by the Town Council under subsection (3); and (b) includes an equitable owner, a person who has purchased a leasehold interest in the flat and a purchaser under an agreement for a lease.[24D [23/2005]