The Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1988

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I INTRODUCTORY

   1. 1. Title and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

3. PART II HOUSING THE HOMELESS

   1. Main definitions

      1. 3. Homelessness and threatened homelessness

      2. 4. Meaning of accommodation available for occupation

      3. 5. Priority need for accommodation

      4. 6. Becoming homeless intentionally

   2. Duties of the Executive with respect to homelessness and threatened homelessness

      1. 7. Inquiry into cases of possible homelessness or threatened homelessness

      2. 8. Interim duty to accommodate in case of apparent priority need

      3. 9. Notification of decision and reasons

      4. 10. Duties to persons found to be homeless

      5. 11. Duties to persons found to be threatened with homelessness

      6. 12. Provisions supplementary to Articles 8 and 10

      7. 13. Protection of property of homeless persons and persons threatened with homelessness

      8. 14. Certain bodies to co-operate with the Executive

   3. Assistance for voluntary organisations

      1. 15. Financial and other assistance for voluntary organisations concerned with homelessness

   4. Hostel accommodation for persons in need

      1. 16. Transfer of hostels

   5. Supplemental

      1. 17. False statements, withholding information and failure to disclose change of circumstances

4. PART III MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

   1. Amendments relating to the right to buy

      1. 18. Discount

      2. 19. Notice of structural defects

      3. 20. Deferment of completion

      4. 21. Circumstances in which right to buy does not arise

      5. 22. Right to a loan in certain cases after exercise of right to buy

      6. 23. Power to make loans in other cases

      7. 24. Supplementary provisions as to regulations under Articles 22 and 23

   2. Amendments of the Order of 1981

      1. 25. Financing the Executive

      2. 26. Re-development areas

      3. 27. Transfer of Executive’s mortgages

      4. 28. Houses in multiple occupation: execution of works

   3. Other provisions

      1. 29. Scheme for purchase of evacuated dwellings

      2. 30. Scheme for emergency house repairs

5. PART IV SUPPLEMENTARY

   1. 31. Minor and consequential amendments

   2. 32. Repeals

6. Signature

7. SCHEDULES

   1. SCHEDULE 1

      PROVISIONS TO FACILITATE TRANSFER OF HOSTELS

      1. Interpretation

         1. 1. In this Schedule “appointed day” and “persons in need” have...

      2. Transfer of staff of certain hostels

         1. 2. (1) The Department may make a scheme providing for the...

      3. Transfer of hostels

         1. 3. (1) The Department of Health and Social Services may, with...

      4. Power to make other transitional provision

         1. 4. The Department may by order subject to negative resolution make...

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

      1. Part VI of the Order of 1981

         1. 1. In Article 102(12) omit the words from “within 21 days”...

         2. 2. In Article 106— (a) in paragraph (4) after the word...

         3. 3. In Article 108(3) omit the words from “of individuals” (where...

         4. 4. In Article 111(2) for the words “does not intend” substitute...

         5. 5. In paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 for the words “46...

      2. The Order of 1983

         1. 6. In Part II of Schedule 1A, in paragraph 6(1), after...

         2. 7. In Part III of Schedule 1A— (a) in paragraph 9(2)(k)...

         3. 8. In Schedule 2, after paragraph 3 insert the following paragraph—...

   3. SCHEDULE 3

      REPEALS

8. Explanatory Note