# The Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 2003, Article 134: Tenancies which are not secure tenancies


(1) Schedule 2 to the Order of 1983 (tenancies which are not secure tenancies) shall be amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 2 (premises occupied under contract of employment)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (1), at the beginning there shall be inserted “Subject to sub-paragraph (3)”, and
(b) after sub-paragraph (2), there shall be added—
“(3) A tenancy under sub-paragraph (1) shall become a secure tenancy if the landlord notifies the tenant that the tenancy is to be regarded as a secure tenancy.”.
(3) For paragraph 3A, as inserted by paragraph 8 of Schedule 2 to the Order of 1988, there shall be substituted—
“Accommodation for homeless persons
3A A tenancy granted by the landlord in pursuance of any function of the Executive under Part II of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 (housing the homeless) is not a secure tenancy unless the landlord has notified the tenant that the tenancy is to be regarded as a secure tenancy.”.
(4) After paragraph 9 there shall be added the following paragraph—
“Qualifying shorthold tenancies
10 (1) A tenancy is not a secure tenancy if it is a qualifying shorthold tenancy within the meaning of sub-paragraph (2).
(2) A tenancy which is granted—
(a) after the coming into operation of Article 134 of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 2003; and
(b) for a term certain of not less than one year and not more than 5 years,
is a qualifying shorthold tenancy if and so long as—
(i) the estate of the landlord belongs to a registered housing association; and
(ii) the tenancy satisfies such other requirements or conditions as may be prescribed.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2003/0110443462/article/134 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-housing-northern-ireland-order-2003/article-134
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