(b) A reference to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries shall be construed as a reference to the Board of Agriculture for Scotland; (c) References to section one, section seven and section nineteen of the Housing, Town Planning, &c.. Act, 1919, shall be construed as references to section one, section five and section sixteen respectively of the Housing, Town Planning, &c. (Scotland), Act, 1919. (d) References to the Housing Acts, 1890 to 1919, shall be construed as references to the Housing (Scotland) Acts, 1890 to 1919; (e) A reference to building bye-laws shall be construed as a reference to building regulations as defined by section thirty-one of the Housing, Town Planning, &c. (Scotland), Act, 1919; (f) A reference to a Provisional Order made under section two hundred and seventy-nine of the Public Health Act, 1875, shall be construed as a reference to an Order made under sub-section (3) of section sixty-four of the National Insurance Act, 1911. (2) Section sixteen of the Housing, Town Planning, &c., Act, 1919, shall apply to Scotland as if it had been enacted in Part I. of the Housing, Town Planning, &c. (Scotland), Act, 1919, with the substitution of the Scottish Board of Health for the Local Government Board, and references in this Act to the said section sixteen shall be construed as references to that section as so applied. (3) Section eighteen of the Improvement of Land Act, 1864, shall not have effect in the case of landowners in Scotland making applications for loans under that Act for the construction or reconstruction of houses for the working classes. (4) The section of this Act relating to power of trustees to invest in certain securities issued by local authorities shall not apply, and in lieu thereof— N Local bonds issued under this Act shall be bonds within the meaning of paragraph (b) of section three of the Trusts (Scotland) Act, 1898. By the Sixth Schedule to the Housing (Scotland) Act, 1925, p. 135, ante, sec. 13 is still unrepealed so far as it relates to the unrepealed provisions of the Act. As to local bonds, see Appendix I., p. 230. The modifications enacted in sub-sec. (1) all relate to repealed provisions of the Act. Sub-sec. (2) also is no longer in force, sec. 16 of the English Housing Act of 1919 there referred to being included in the sections repealed by the Housing (Scotland) Act, 1925 (vide Sixth Schedule). The same applies to sub-sec. (4), the section of the Act there referred to having been also repealed by the Housing Act, 1925. In sec. 10 (b) (15) of the Trusts (Scotland) Act, 1921, trustees are given power to invest on "bonds, &c., secured on any rate or tax levied "under the authority of any Act of Parliament by any local authority in Scotland authorised to borrow money on such security." This would include local bonds issued by a local authority under sec. 71 of the Housing (Scotland) Act, 1925, such bonds being secured on the " rates, property, and revenue of the authority (see Fourth Schedule to the Housing (Scotland) Act, 1925, p. 131, ante). 66 15. Short title and duration.-(1) This Act may be cited as the Housing (Additional Powers) Act, 1919. (2) The provisions of this Act other than the provisions thereof relating to powers of borrowing for the purpose of the Housing Acts, 1890 to 1919, the Public Authorities and Bodies (Loans) Act, 1916, trustee securities, and the acquisition of land for the purpose of garden cities and town planning schemes, shall continue in force for two years only from the commencement thereof, and no longer: Provided that section thirty-eight of the Interpretation Act, 1889 (which relates to the effect of repeals), shall in relation to the provisions of this Act, which cease to be in force on the expiration of the period aforesaid, apply as if these provisions had been repealed by another Act passed on the date of the expiration of the said period. The only provision now in force of those referred to in the first part of sub-sec. (2) is the Public Authorities and Bodies (Loans) Act, dealt with in sec. 8, ante, p. 176. THE HOUSING (SCOTLAND) ACT, 1920. (10 & 11 GEO. V. CH. 71.) (So far as unrepealed.) 7. Rate of interest on certain advances and expenses.The rate of interest on advances under section one of the Small Dwellings Acquisition Act, 1899, and on any expenses incurred by a local authority under sub-section (5) of section fifteen of the Housing, Town Planning, &c., Act, 1909, shall be such rate as the Secretary for Scotland, with the approval of the Treasury, as respects advances under the said section one, and the Board, with the approval of the Treasury, as respects expenses incurred under the said sub-section (5), may from time to time by order direct. Reference is made to sec. 23 (18) of the Housing, &c., Act, 1923, p. 191, which enacts "The following section shall be substituted for section seven of the Housing (Scotland) Act, 1920: "7. The rate of interest on advances under section one "of the Small Dwellings Acquisition Act, 1899, shall be such "rate as the Secretary for Scotland, with the approval of "the Treasury, may from time to time by order fix, and "different rates may be fixed in different cases. 9. Citation, extent, and repeal.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Housing (Scotland) Act, 1920. (3) This Act shall apply to Scotland only. (4) The enactments specified in the Second Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent mentioned in the third column of that schedule. THE HOUSING, &c., ACT, 1923. (13 & 14 GEO. V. CH. 24.) PART I. AMENDMENTS OF HOUSING ACTS. TEMPORARY PROVISIONS FOR ENCOURAGING THE PROVISION OF HOUSING ACCOMMODATION. 1. Government contributions to expenses of local authorities in assisting construction of houses.-(1) The Scottish Board of Health (hereinafter referred to as the Board) shall, subject to such conditions as to records, certificates, audit, or otherwise, as with the approval of the Treasurer, they may determine, make or undertake to make contributions out of moneys provided by Parliament (a) towards any expenses incurred by a local authority for the purposes of Part III. of the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in promoting in accordance with section two of this Act the construction of houses of such type and size as is specified in this section and completed before the first day of October, nineteen hundred and twenty-five. [Extended to 1st October, 1939, by section 1 (1) of the Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1924.] (b) towards any expenses incurred by the local authority in the provision of such houses by the local authority themselves (substituted for the original paragraph (b) by section 1 (2) of the Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1924). A contribution under this section shall be the sum of six pounds for each house in respect of which the contribution is made, payable annually for a peric of twenty years, except that, where the amount of the expenses incurred by a local authority under paragraph (a) in respect of any house is less than the value of six pounds per annum for twenty years, such reduction shall be made in the amount of the annual sum payable, or in the number of years for which it is to be payable, or in both, as may be necessary in order to reduce the value of the contribution in respect of that house to the amount of the expenses so incurred. (2) The houses in respect of which contributions may be given under this section shall be either (a) a two-storied house with a minimum of six hundred and twenty and a maximum of nine hundred and fifty superficial feet; or (b) a structurally separate and self-contained flat or a one-storied house with a minimum of five hundred and fifty and a maximum of eight hundred and eighty superficial feet; such measurements being calculated in accordance with rules made by the Board: Provided that, if the local authority in any particular case satisfy the Board that, having regard to special circumstances existing in their area, there is a need for houses of smaller dimensions, the minimum measurement may be reduced, as respects such limited number of houses for that area and subject to such conditions as the Board may determine, in the case of a two-storied house to five hundred and seventy, and in the case of a flat or a one-storied house to five hundred, superficial feet. Except where otherwise approved by the Board, on the recommendation of the local authority, every house or flat to which this section applies shall be provided with a fixed bath in a bathroom. [Words in italics added by Second Schedule of the Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1924.] (3) The Board may, with the approval of the Treasury, make or undertake to make contributions out of moneys provided by Parliament towards the expenses incurred by a local authority in carrying out a rehousing scheme in connection with a scheme made under Part I. or Part II. of the principal Act (including the acquisition, clearance, and development of land included in the last-mentioned scheme, and whether the rehousing will be effected on the area included in |