{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-tenancy-deposit-schemes-regulations-northern-ireland-2012/regulation-7",
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  "legislation": "nidsr/2012/9780337988752",
  "legislation_title": "The Tenancy Deposit Schemes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-tenancy-deposit-schemes-regulations-northern-ireland-2012",
  "path": "regulation/7",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Custodial scheme",
  "text": "A custodial scheme is a scheme under which:—\n(a) no fee is payable by the landlord to the scheme administrator in respect of participation in, or otherwise in connection with, the scheme;\n(b) the tenancy deposit is paid by the landlord to the scheme administrator;\n(c) the scheme administrator pays the tenancy deposit into an account, known as a designated account, which is maintained for the purpose of holding accounts; and\n(d) the tenancy deposit is held in a designated account until it falls to be repaid in accordance with these Regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nidsr/2012/9780337988752/regulation/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:41:14.522434+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}