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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/houses-in-multiple-occupation-act-northern-ireland-2016/schedule-2/paragraph-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/houses-in-multiple-occupation-act-northern-ireland-2016/schedule-2/paragraph-7.json",
  "legislation": "nia/2016/22",
  "legislation_title": "Houses in Multiple Occupation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/houses-in-multiple-occupation-act-northern-ireland-2016",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/7",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies if, after the council has refused an application under paragraph 6, the applicant obtains—\n(a) planning permission under Part 3 of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011, or\n(b) a certificate of lawfulness of use or development under section 169 or 170 of that Act,\nin respect of the occupation of the living accommodation as an HMO.\n(2) If—\n(a) the applicant makes a further application for an HMO licence in respect of the living accommodation, and\n(b) does so before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the applicant obtains the permission or certificate,\nno fee may be charged in respect of that application.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 7 in operation at 1.4.2019 by S.R. 2019/39, art. 2 (with art. 3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/22/schedule/2/paragraph/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:19:51.454871+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."
}