The Private Tenancies (Forms etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Private Tenancies (Forms Etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2007.

(2) In these Regulations:—

“appropriate rent” has the meaning assigned to it in Article 39 of the Order;

“controlled tenancy” has the meaning given in Article 40(4) of the Order;

“HMO grant” has the meaning assigned to it in Article 35(5) of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 2003(1);

“house in multiple occupation” has the meaning assigned to it in Part IV of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1992(2);

“the Order” means the Private Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 2006;

“register” means the register of rents referred to in Article 46(1) of the Order;

“renovation grant” means a grant paid under Article 50 of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1992, or paid or payable under Article 40 of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 2003.

Forms to be used

2.  The forms set out in Schedule 2 (of which a list is set out in Schedule 1) shall be the forms to be used in the exercise of functions under the Order.

Particulars to be contained in the register of rents

3.  The register shall contain the particulars with regard to a controlled tenancy which are set out in Schedule 3.

Revocation

4.  The Rent (Forms etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1983(3) are hereby revoked.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 5th March 2007.

L.S.

D. M. Crothers

A senior officer of the

Department for Social Development