SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 4MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
The Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1983 (NI 15)
6
In Article 24(1) (interpretation of Chapter II of Part II), at the appropriate place in alphabetical order insert—
“introductory tenancy” has the same meaning as in Chapter II of Part II of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 2003;”.
7
In Article 26(4) (cases where the secure tenant is a successor) after sub-paragraph (c) insert
or
d
the tenancy was previously an introductory tenancy and he was a successor to the introductory tenancy.
8
In Article 38(4) (provision of information about secure tenancies), for sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute “when the tenancy arises or as soon as practicable afterwards”.
9
1
In Schedule 2 (tenancies which are not secure tenancies)—
a
the provision numbered as paragraph 1 shall become sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 1; and
b
the provision inserted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the Order of 1986 as paragraph 1A shall become sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 1.
2
After paragraph 1 insert—
Introductory tenancies
1A
A tenancy is not a secure tenancy if it is an introductory tenancy or a tenancy which has ceased to be an introductory tenancy—
a
by virtue of Article 15(3) of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (disposal on death to non-qualifying person), or
b
by virtue of the tenant, or in the case of a joint tenancy every tenant, ceasing to occupy the dwelling-house as his only or principal home.