Rent (Northern Ireland) Order 1978

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Rent (Northern Ireland) Order 1978

N.I.

Statutory Instruments

[25 th July 1978]

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F1 functions transf. by SR 1999/481

PART IN.I.INTRODUCTORY

Title and commencementN.I.

1. This OrderF2 may be cited as the Rent (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 … Commencement …

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F21981 NI 3

InterpretationN.I.

2.—(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 [1954 c.33] shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

(2) In this Order—

“commencement of this Order” means the date on which the provision of this Order in which that expression occurs comes into operation;

“the Department” means the Department of the Environment;

“dwelling-house” includes part of a house;

“the Executive” means the Northern Ireland Housing Executive;

“government department” includes a department of the Government of the United Kingdom;

“the Housing Acts” means the Housing Acts (Northern Ireland) 1890 to 1977;

“the landlord” includes any person from time to time deriving title under the original landlord and also includes, in relation to any dwelling-house, any person other than the tenant who is, or but for Part III would be, entitled to possession of the dwelling-house;

“let” includes sub-let;

“net annual value” means the net annual value under the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 [1977 NI 28] ;

“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Department;

“private tenancy” means any tenancy except—

(a) a tenancy under which the estate of the landlord belongs to—

(i) the Crown (whether in right of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom or in Northern Ireland);

(ii) a government department;

(iii) the Executive;

(iv) a registered housing association;

or is held in trust for Her Majesty for the purposes of a government department;

(b) a tenancy the purpose of which is to confer on the tenant the right to occupy a dwelling-house for a holiday;

“protected tenancy” has the meaning assigned by Article 3(1);

“Public Health Acts” means the Public Health Acts (Northern Ireland) 1878 to 1967;

Definition rep. by 1985 NI 15

“rates” means the regional rate and the district rate;

“registered”, in relation to a housing association, means registered in the register maintained under[F3 Part VII of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1981];

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“rent” does not include any sum payable on account of rates;

“Rent Restriction Acts” means the Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restriction) Acts (Northern Ireland) 1920 to 1932 or Part II of the Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1940 [1940 c.7] ;

“rental period” means a period in respect of which a payment of rent falls to be made;

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“statutory tenant” shall be construed in accordance with Article 4(5);

“tenancy” includes a statutory tenancy;

“tenant” includes a statutory tenant and also includes a sub-tenant and any person deriving title under the original tenant or sub-tenant.

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