75B.—(1) The Executive shall prepare and submit to the Department a scheme (in this Article and Articles 75C to 75M referred to as a “registration scheme”) authorising the Executive to compile and maintain a register of houses in multiple occupation.
(2) Subject to Articles 75C to 75J, a registration scheme may contain such provision as the Executive considers appropriate.
(3) A registration scheme need not be for the whole of Northern Ireland and need not apply to every description of house in multiple occupation.
(4) The Department may approve a registration scheme submitted to it under paragraph (1), with or without modification.
(5) The Executive shall comply with a registration scheme approved under paragraph (4).
(6) The Executive may at any time and, if the Department so directs shall, submit to the Department proposals amending a registration scheme; and paragraphs (4) and (5) shall have effect in relation to those proposals or a registration scheme replacing an existing registration scheme as they have in relation to a registration scheme.