The Housing (Improvement of Amenities of Residential Areas) (Scotland) Order 1988

• Citation: S.I. 1988/10
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Housing (Improvement of Amenities of Residential Areas) (Scotland) Order 1988 and shall come into force on 5th February 1988.

(2) In this Order, any reference to “ the Act ” means the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987.

Section 2 Application

The provisions of this Order shall apply in relation to any application which is made by a local authority under section 255(1) of the Act—

(a) before the date of the coming into force of this Order but which has not been determined by the Secretary of State before that date; or

(b) after that date.

Section 3 Maximum approved expenditure

In section 255(6) of the Act (which provides that the aggregate of any expenditure on the improvement of the amenities of a residential area which the Secretary of State may approve for the purposes of section 255 of the Act shall not exceed the sum arrived at by taking £600 for each of the dwellings in the area), there shall be substituted for the amount of £600 the amount of £690.

Section 4 Revocation

The Housing (Improvement of Amenities of Residential Areas) (Scotland) Order 1983 is hereby revoked.