PART IVMISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS

CHAPTER IIIAMENDMENTS OF THE ORDER OF 1983

Tenancies which are not secure tenancies134

1

Schedule 2 to the Order of 1983 (tenancies which are not secure tenancies) shall be amended as follows.

2

In paragraph 2 (premises occupied under contract of employment)—

a

in sub-paragraph (1), at the beginning there shall be inserted “Subject to sub-paragraph (3)”, and

b

after sub-paragraph (2), there shall be added—

3

A tenancy under sub-paragraph (1) shall become a secure tenancy if the landlord notifies the tenant that the tenancy is to be regarded as a secure tenancy.

3

For paragraph 3A, as inserted by paragraph 8 of Schedule 2 to the Order of 1988, there shall be substituted—

Accommodation for homeless persons

3A

A tenancy granted by the landlord in pursuance of any function of the Executive under Part II of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 (housing the homeless) is not a secure tenancy unless the landlord has notified the tenant that the tenancy is to be regarded as a secure tenancy.

4

After paragraph 9 there shall be added the following paragraph—

Qualifying shorthold tenancies

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1

A tenancy is not a secure tenancy if it is a qualifying shorthold tenancy within the meaning of sub-paragraph (2).

2

A tenancy which is granted—

a

after the coming into operation of Article 134 of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 2003; and

b

for a term certain of not less than one year and not more than 5 years,

is a qualifying shorthold tenancy if and so long as—

i

the estate of the landlord belongs to a registered housing association; and

ii

the tenancy satisfies such other requirements or conditions as may be prescribed.