Housing authority accommodation—Northern Ireland5.
The following are classes of persons specified for the purposes of section 118(1) of the 1999 Act in respect of Northern Ireland–
(a)
Class M—a person who is a secure tenant of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive or a registered housing association within the meaning of Article 25 of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 198324 (secure tenancies);
(b)
Class N—a person who is owed a duty under Article 8 (interim duty to accommodate in case of apparent priority need), 10(2) or (3) (duties to persons found to be homeless) or 11(2) (duties to persons found to be threatened with homelessness) of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 198825.