SCOTTISH STATUTORY INSTRUMENT
2003 No. 140
HOUSING
The Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (Payments out of Grants for Housing Support Services) Order 2003
Made 6th March 2003
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 7th March 2003
Coming into force 1st April 2003
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 91(4) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, and after consultation with such bodies representing local authorities and such other persons as they think fit in accordance with section 91(7) of that Act, hereby make the following Order:
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Citation and commencementCitation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (Payments out of Grants for Housing Support Services) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st April 2003.
Interpretation
2. In this Order–
“the 2001 Act” means the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001;
“care home service” has the same meaning as in the 2001 Act;
“grant” means sums paid to local authorities by Scottish Ministers under section 91(1) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001;
“payee” means the recipient of the payment out of grant; and
“payer” means the local authority making the payment out of grant.
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Conditions for payments in respect of housing support servicesConditions for payments in respect of housing support services
3. The payer may make payments out of grant only if one of the conditions specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Order is satisfied.
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Conditions for repaymentConditions for repayment
4. The payer shall impose a condition for repayment of any payment out of grant in any of the circumstances specified in Part II of the Schedule to this Order.
MARGARET CURRAN
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House Edinburgh
6th March 2003
SCHEDULE
Articles 3 and 4
SCHEDULE
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CONDITIONS FOR MAKING PAYMENTS OUT OF GRANTPART I
CONDITIONS FOR MAKING PAYMENTS OUT OF GRANT
1. During the period beginning with 1st April 2003 and ending with 30th September 2003, the payee has entered into a contract with the payer for the provision of housing support services by the payee and the service is deemed to be registered under Part 1 of the 2001 Act.
2. The payee has entered into a contract with the payer for the provision of housing support services by the payee and–
(a) the payee has, before the beginning of the period beginning with 1st October 2003 and ending with 31st March 2004, made an application for registration of the service under section 7(1) of the 2001 Act; and
(b) the service is, during that period, deemed to be registered under Part 1 of that Act.
3. The payee has entered into a contract with the payer for the provision of housing support services by the payee and the service is, on or after 1st April...
