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Housing Act 1955

State houses

8: Development of State housing land

You could also call this:

"Using government money to improve State housing land"

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You can use money from Parliament to pay for certain things on State housing land. This includes surveying and subdividing the land. You can also use the money to develop the land for different types of buildings. You can pay for works like roads and water systems on the land. This helps the people living on the State housing land. You can also use the money for things like flood protection. You can pay for these things using money that Parliament has set aside for this purpose. This is to help with the development of State housing land. It is to make the area a good place to live.

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Part 1State houses

8Development of State housing land

  1. The cost of doing all or any of the following may be paid or contributed to out of money appropriated by Parliament for the purpose, namely:

  2. surveying and subdividing any State housing land:
    1. developing any State housing land as sites for all types of buildings which are desirable for the general residential development of the area:
      1. laying out and constructing works upon or for the benefit of any State housing land or the occupiers thereof, including motorways, roads, streets, access ways, service lanes, reserves, pumping stations, drainage and water works, and river and flood protection works.