Housing (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010

  1. Introduction

  2. Background and Policy Objectives

  3. Consultation

  4. Options Considered

  5. Overview

  6. Commentary on Sections

    1. Section 1: Homelessness strategy

    2. Section 2: Duty of Housing Executive to provide advice

    3. Section 3: Eligibility for housing assistance

    4. Section 4: Power of the Department to prescribe form of advice and assistance

    5. Section 5: Reviews of decisions in relation to homelessness

    6. Section 6: Power to obtain information from registered housing associations

    7. Section 7: Restriction on inquiry into affairs of registered housing associations by persons associated with the Housing Executive

    8. Section 8: Department’s powers in cases of misconduct or mismanagement of registered housing associations

    9. Section 9: Abandonment of introductory tenancies

    10. Section 10: Anti-social behaviour: Housing Executive’s policies and procedures

    11. Section 11: Grounds for possession: nuisance or annoyance to neighbours, etc.

    12. Section 12: Increase in Housing Council representation on Housing Executive Board

    13. Section 13: Amendment of Article 13(6) of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (qualifying shorthold tenancies)

    14. Section 14: Definition of “house in multiple occupation”

    15. Section 15: Amendment of Article 35(5) of the Private Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 2006

    16. Section 16: Refusal by district council to issue certificate of fitness for human habitation

    17. Section 17: Amendment of Article 55 of the Order of 2006

    18. Section 18: Interpretation

    19. Section 19: Commencement

    20. Section 20: Short title

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