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HOUSING IMPROVEMENT ACT 1940 - SECT 44A

44A—Letting of houses to widows of members of the armed forces

        (1)         The housing authority may on such terms and for such periods and subject to such covenants and conditions as the housing authority thinks fit, let or lease any house maintained by it under this Act to the widow of any person who is or has been a member of any naval, military or air force of the Commonwealth or of any other part of His Majesty's Dominions or who is or has been the master or a member of the crew of any British ship and who dies from wounds inflicted, accident occurring or disease contracted whilst on service with any such force or on any such ship during any war in which His Majesty is engaged if, in the opinion of the housing authority, the widow is a person of limited means and is unable to secure suitable housing accommodation other than under this Act.

        (2)         The provisions of subsection (2) of section 44, shall not apply to any such letting or leasing.



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