The Introductory Tenancies (Abandonment Notice) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010

Made: 14th October 2010

Coming into operation: 17th December 2010

The Department for Social Development[^f00001] makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 19A(3) of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 2003[^f00002]:

Citation and commencement

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Introductory Tenancies (Abandonment Notices) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 and shall come into operation on 17th December 2010.

The notice

2

The following notice is prescribed for the purposes of Article 19A(3) of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 2003—

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 14th October 2010

Heather Cousins — A senior officer of the — Department for Social Development

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations prescribe the form of notice to be served by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive or a registered housing association where the landlord, having reasonable grounds for believing that a dwelling–house let under an introductory tenancy is unoccupied and that the tenant does not intend to occupy it as their home, has entered the dwelling–house and wishes to take possession of it.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1) Article 3(1)

[^f00002]: S.I. 2003/412 (N.I. 2); Article 19A was inserted by section 9(3) of the Housing (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 9)