The Landlord Registration Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(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.