10. Except with the consent of the Department, a housing association shall not—
(a)if it is a registered housing association, accept as a tenant of any housing accommodation provided by it; or
(b)if it is not a registered housing association—
(i)accept as a tenant of housing accommodation provided by it under section 1 of the Housing Act (Northern Ireland) 1945(1) as applied by section 12 of the Housing and Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1946(2), or
(ii)accept as an occupier of accommodation in a hostel provided by it in respect of which any contribution has been made to it under section 15 of the Housing Act (Northern Ireland) 1963(3),
any person whom the Executive would be precluded by a scheme made under Article 22 of the Order of 1981 from accepting as a tenant of housing accommodation provided by it.