Town Councils Act 1988 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4A · Lift Upgrading Works
32. Power to carry out lift upgrading works and recover improvement contributions
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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.
Town Council
“Town Council”, in relation to a Town, means the Town Council established under section 4 for that Town;
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).
lift upgrading works
“lift upgrading works” means any building operations, demolition or installation works necessary or ancillary to installing any lift or additional lift in a building or part thereof;
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.
improvement contribution
“improvement contribution” means the costs in respect of lift upgrading works recoverable by a Town Council from the owner of a flat or a Town Council under section 32;
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.
precinct
“precinct” means any housing estate of the Board or any part thereof within a Town that the Minister declares under section 30 to be a precinct for the purposes of this Part;
In this section and section 33, “owner”, in relation to any flat sold by the Board —
owner
“owner”, in relation to any property sold by the Board, includes a person who has purchased a leasehold interest in the property and a purchaser under an agreement for a lease;
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
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