http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2014/9The Landlord Registration Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabaseLANDLORD AND TENANT2018-09-19Expert Participation2016-09-01 These Regulations provide for landlord registration. They set out the requirements of the landlord registration scheme including the functions and responsibilities of the scheme registrar and the information which a landlord must provide to the registrar in order to register and continue to be registered. 2014 No. 9Landlord And TenantThe Landlord Registration Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014Made15 January 2014Coming into operation25 February 2014The Department for Social Development, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 65A(1) and (2) and Article 73(1) of the Private Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 .Citation and commencement1These Regulations may be cited as the Landlord Registration Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 and shall come into operation on 25 February 2014.Interpretation2In these Regulations:—“the register” means the register of landlords of dwelling-houses let under a private tenancy;“the registrar” means the person appointed by the Department to establish and maintain the register; “authorised officer” means an officer of the district council, the Department of Finance, the Northern Ireland Housing Executive or the Department for Communities authorised in writing for the purpose of regulation 9 of the Landlord Registration Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014. “landlord” includes a person acting on behalf of the landlord in relation to a tenancy.Requirement to register31A landlord letting a dwelling-house must register with the registrar in accordance with paragraph (2).2A landlord must:—aprovide the information set out in Schedule 1; andbat the same time, pay the fee prescribed in Schedule 3.Timing of registration4A landlord must register in accordance with regulation 3 either immediately prior to the letting of a new tenancy, or where there is an existing tenancy, within 12 months from the commencement of these Regulations.Period of registration and continued registration51Registration under regulation 3 shall be for a period of 3 years.2At the end of each 3 year period, a landlord shall:—asupply to the registrar such information as may be necessary to ensure that the information supplied for the purposes of regulation 3 is accurate at the date of that supply; andbpay the fee for continued registration specified in Schedule 3.Functions of the registrar6The registrar must:—adevelop and maintain a landlord registration system capable of both electronic and non-electronic operation which:—iallows for the disclosure of information to persons specified in regulation 9; andiienables a landlord to make amendments or adjustments to registered details held;bpromote and publicise the requirement of a landlord to register;cprovide guidance on how the registration system works and how to register;dmake available the information held on the register under Schedule 2;eon completion of the process of registration, issue a certificate of registration containing the:—ilandlord's name and address;iilandlord's registration number; andiiiperiod of registration;fensure a landlord is notified:—i4 weeks in advance of the expiry date held on their current registration certificate, of the conditions to be satisfied for continued registration; andiithat where he fails to satisfy the conditions for continued registration by the expiry date on the current registration certificate, he is no longer a registered landlord.Fees71The fees payable for registration and continued registration are specified in Schedule 3.2A person who is the owner of a house in multiple occupation which is registered under a Houses in Multiple Occupation Registration Scheme as provided for under Article 75B and C of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 is not liable to pay a fee under regulation 3.Evidence of registration8Where a landlord is registered in accordance with regulation 3, the landlord must include his registration number in correspondence, in so far as the correspondence relates to the discharge of his functions as a landlord.<Substitution ChangeId="key-f8c2b3aa62001ea73dc25af04358757b-1537433376219" CommentaryRef="key-f8c2b3aa62001ea73dc25af04358757b">Disclosure of information to certain bodies</Substitution>9Information held by the registrar and not included in the register shall, on request from an authorised officer be disclosed to:—aa district council for the purpose of enabling or assisting that council to exercise its functions under any provision of the Private Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 and Article 54 of the Rent (Northern Ireland) Order 1978; orbthe Department of Finance for the purpose of its functions under the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 or the Rates (Capital Values, etc) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006; orcthe Northern Ireland Housing Executive for the purposes of:—ithe administration of housing benefit; and/oriithe regulation of Houses in Multiple Occupation;dthe Department for Communities for the purposes of:—iWelfare Supplementary Payments paid in respect of the application of the Benefit Cap; and/oriithe administration of the housing element of Universal Credit.Sealed with the official seal of the Department for Social Development on 15 January 2014Jim Wilkinson A senior officer of theDepartment for Social DevelopmentSCHEDULESSCHEDULE 1Information to be provided for the purpose of registration and continued registration Regulation 31A landlord must provide:—athe landlord's full name;bthe name, address and contact number of any agent acting on the landlord's behalf;cfor each dwelling house let or to be let:—ithe address including the postcode;iithe date the house was built; andiiithe name and contact details of all joint owners (if any);dlandlord's address, email address, telephone number(s) (including mobile telephone number(s));ecorrespondence address for the landlord (which must be in Northern Ireland) if different from above;fthe landlord's date of birth;gwhere the landlord is a landlord who is not liable under regulation 7 (2) to pay a fee:—ithe House in Multiple Occupation registration certificate number; andiithe address of each House in Multiple Occupation;hwhere the landlord is a company, the company registration number.SCHEDULE 2Information included in and excluded from the register Regulation 61Included on the register is:—athe names of all registered landlords;bthe registration numbers; andcthe full name and contact details of any agent acting on a landlord's behalf.2Excluded from the register is the information provided at Schedule 1 under paragraphs 1(c) to 1(h).SCHEDULE 3Fee Regulation 71The fee for registration is £70.2The fee for continued registration is £70.3The fee for non-electronic registration is £80.4The fee for non-electronic continued registration is £80.

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations provide for landlord registration. They set out the requirements of the landlord registration scheme including the functions and responsibilities of the scheme registrar and the information which a landlord must provide to the registrar in order to register and continue to be registered.

Regulations 1 and 2 provide for citation, commencement and interpretation.

Regulation 3 sets out what a landlord must do in order to become a registered landlord.

Regulation 4 provides for the timing of registration.

Regulation 5 prescribes the period of registration as 3 years and makes provision for continued registration.

Regulation 6 prescribes the functions of the registrar.

Regulation 7 and Schedule 3 prescribe the fees for registration and continued registration and any exemptions from payment of the fee.

Regulation 8 requires a landlord to include his landlord registration number in correspondence, in so far as the correspondence relates to the discharge of his functions as a landlord.

Regulation 9 provides for disclosure of information held by the registrar and not included in the register to certain bodies.

Schedule 1 prescribes the information which the landlord must provide for the purpose of registration and continued registration.

Schedule 2 prescribes the information which is included in and excluded from the register.

S.I. 2006/1459 (N.I. 10) as amended by 2011 c.22 (N.I.)Words in reg. 2 substituted (1.9.2016) by The Landlord Registration Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/257), regs. 1, 2Reg. 9 substituted (1.9.2016) by The Landlord Registration Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/257), regs. 1, 3