Statutory Instrument 1988 No. 1990 (N.I. 23)

The Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1988

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1988 No. 1990 (N.I. 23)

NORTHERN IRELAND

The Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1988

Made	14th November 1988

Coming into operation in accordance with Article 1

ARRANGEMENT OF ORDER

Article
PART I
INTRODUCTORY
1.	Title and commencement.
2.	Interpretation.
PART II
HOUSING THE HOMELESS
Main definitions
3.	Homelessness and threatened homelessness.
4.	Meaning of accommodation available for occupation.
5.	Priority need for accommodation.
6.	Becoming homeless intentionally.
Duties of the Executive with respect to homelessness and threatened homelessness
7.	Inquiry into cases of possible homelessness or threatened homelessness.
8.	Interim duty to accommodate in case of apparent priority need.
9.	Notification of decision and reasons.
10.	Duties to persons found to be homeless.
11.	Duties to persons found to be threatened with homelessness.
12.	Provisions supplementary to Articles 8 and 10.
13.	Protection of property of homeless persons and persons threatened with homelessness.
14.	Certain bodies to co-operate with the Executive.
Assistance for voluntary organisations
15.	Financial and other assistance for voluntary organisations concerned with homelessness.
Hostel accommodation for persons in need
16.	Transfer of hostels.
Supplemental
17.	False statements, withholding information and failure to disclose change of circumstances.
PART III
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Amendments relating to the right to buy
18.	Discount.
19.	Notice of structural defects.
20.	Deferment of completion.
21.	Circumstances in which right to buy does not arise.
22.	Right to a loan in certain cases after exercise of right to buy.
23.	Power to make loans in other cases.
24.	Supplementary provisions as to regulations under Articles 22 and 23.
Amendments of the Order of 1981
25.	Financing the Executive.
26.	Re-development areas.
27.	Transfer of Executive's mortgages.
28.	Houses in multiple occupation: execution of works.
Other provisions
29.	Scheme for purchase of evacuated dwellings.
30.	Scheme for emergency house repairs.
PART IV
SUPPLEMENTARY
31.	Minor and consequential amendments.
32.	Repeals.

SCHEDULES:
	Schedule 1—	Provisions to facilitate transfer of hostels.
	Schedule 2—	Minor and consequential amendments.
	Schedule 3—	Repeals.5914/6—O.I.C.[Housing (NI) Order 1988]

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