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Housing (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016
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· 2016-05-09
2022-08-29
Housing (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016
Changes on 2022-08-29
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- (5) In this section—
- “the 1977 Order” means the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977;
- “authorised officer” means— in the case of a request under subsection (1), an officer of DSD or (as the case may be) the Executive authorised to make such a request, or in the case of a request under subsection (3), an officer of DFP authorised to make such a request;
- “contact details” for a person are the person’s name and address and details of any other means of communicating with the person;
- “DFP” means the Department of Finance and Personnel;
- “DSD” means the Department for Social Development;
- “the Executive” means the Northern Ireland Housing Executive;
- “owner” has the meaning given by Article 2(2) of the 1977 Order;
- “*the 1977 Order*” means the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977;
- “*authorised officer*” means—in the case of a request under subsection (1), an officer of DSD or (as the case may be) the Executive authorised to make such a request, orin the case of a request under subsection (3), an officer of DFP authorised to make such a request;
- “contact details” for a person are the person's name and address and details of any other means of communicating with the person;
- “*DFP*” means the Department of Finance and Personnel;
- “*DSD*” means the Department for Social Development;
- “*the Executive*” means the Northern Ireland Housing Executive;
- “*owner*” has the meaning given by Article 2(2) of the 1977 Order;
- “rating functions” are any functions under the 1977 Order or the Rates (Capital Values, etc) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006;
- “vacant dwelling” means a dwelling-house in which no-one lives.
- “*vacant dwelling*” means a dwelling-house in which no-one lives.
#### Disclosure of information relating to anti-social behaviour
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- (2) For the purposes of subsection (1)—
- “relevant information” has the meaning given by subsections (3) to (6), and
- “relevant purpose” has the meaning given by subsection (7).
- “*relevant information*” has the meaning given by subsections (3) to (6), and
- “*relevant purpose*” has the meaning given by subsection (7).
- (3) Where a person (“T”) is or has been a tenant of a dwelling-house, information is relevant information about T if it indicates or suggests that T, or any other person residing in or visiting the dwelling—
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- (c) deciding whether to withhold consent to a mutual exchange of secure tenancies on Ground 2A or 2B in Schedule 3A to the 1983 Order (withholding of consent where order in force or application pending in connection with anti-social behaviour etc.);
- (d) deciding whether a secure tenant is entitled to exercise a right under a scheme for house sales under Article 3 or 3A of the 1983 Order, where (in accordance with that scheme) that right depends on any behaviour of the tenant;
- (d) deciding whether a secure tenant is entitled to exercise a right under a scheme for house sales under Article 3 ... of the 1983 Order, where (in accordance with that scheme) that right depends on any behaviour of the tenant;
- (e) (where the information is disclosed to the Executive) deciding whether—
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- (8) In this section—
- “the 1983 Order” means the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1983;
- “*the 1983 Order*” means the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1983;
- the “common parts” of a dwelling are any parts of a building comprising the dwelling, and any other premises which the tenant is entitled under the terms of the tenancy to use in common with the occupiers of other dwelling-houses let by the landlord;
- “the dwelling”, in relation to any tenancy, is the dwelling-house let under the tenancy (whether the dwelling is a house or part of a house);
- “the Executive” means the Northern Ireland Housing Executive;
- the “grounds of behaviour”, in the case of an injunction against breach of a tenancy agreement, are the grounds that the tenant— is engaging in, or threatening to engage in, conduct causing or likely to cause a nuisance or annoyance to a person residing in, visiting or otherwise engaging in a lawful activity in the locality of the dwelling; is using or threatening to use the dwelling for illegal purposes; or is allowing, inciting or encouraging any other person to engage or threaten to engage in such conduct or use or threaten to use the dwelling for such purposes;
- “registered housing association” has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1992;
- “residential premises” means residential premises to which Article 26 of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 applies (power to grant injunctions against anti-social behaviour);
- “secure tenant” means a tenant under a secure tenancy (within the meaning given by Article 25 of the 1983 Order);
- “*the dwelling*”, in relation to any tenancy, is the dwelling-house let under the tenancy (whether the dwelling is a house or part of a house);
- “*the Executive*” means the Northern Ireland Housing Executive;
- the “grounds of behaviour”, in the case of an injunction against breach of a tenancy agreement, are the grounds that the tenant—is engaging in, or threatening to engage in, conduct causing or likely to cause a nuisance or annoyance to a person residing in, visiting or otherwise engaging in a lawful activity in the locality of the dwelling;is using or threatening to use the dwelling for illegal purposes; oris allowing, inciting or encouraging any other person to engage or threaten to engage in such conduct or use or threaten to use the dwelling for such purposes;
- “*registered housing association*” has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1992;
- “*residential premises*” means residential premises to which Article 26 of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 applies (power to grant injunctions against anti-social behaviour);
- “*secure tenant*” means a tenant under a secure tenancy (within the meaning given by Article 25 of the 1983 Order);
- “tenant”, in the case of a joint tenancy, means any of the joint tenants.
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- (b) in paragraph (2)(a)—
- (i) for “(a)” (after the word “sub-paragraphs”) substitute “(za)”;
- (ii) after “the Executive has” insert “advanced the money,”.
- (i) for “(a)” (after the word “sub-paragraphs”) substitute “ (za) ”;
- (ii) after “the Executive has” insert “ advanced the money, ”.
- (3) In Schedule 11 to the Land Registration Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 (matters to be registered in the Statutory Charges Register), in paragraph 37 (matters under the 1981 Order), before sub-paragraph (a) insert—
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