The Private Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 No. 1459 (NI. 10)

PART IV N.I. CERTIFICATES OF FITNESS AND RENT CONTROL

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. IV (arts. 30-55) modified (1.10.2010) by Registered Rents (Increase) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/285), art. 2(1) (subject to art. 2(2))

CHAPTER III N.I. TENANCIES SUBJECT TO RENT CONTROL

Functions of the rent officer and rent assessment committees N.I.

Consideration by a rent assessment committee N.I.

44.—(1) A rent assessment committee shall consider any determination referred to it under Article 43.

(2) Schedule 2, which relates to the procedure to be followed by a rent assessment committee when considering a determination, shall have effect.

(3) Without prejudice to the generality of Article 72, the Department may make regulations with respect to the consideration of a determination by a rent assessment committee. F1 . . .

(4) Having considered whether a rent determined under Article 42 is an appropriate rent under a tenancy of a dwelling-house, the rent assessment committee may confirm or vary the determination.

(5) The rent assessment committee shall notify the landlord and the tenant of the dwelling house, and the rent officer, of its decision.

(6) On receiving the notification, the rent officer shall register the rent, as confirmed or varied, in the register of rents as an appropriate rent under that tenancy of the dwelling-house.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in art. 44(3) repealed (30.6.2011) by Housing (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 22), ss. 5(2), 24, 25(1), Sch.; S.R. 2011/241, art. 2(1), Sch. 1