Housing (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 Explanatory Notes

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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