{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/houses-in-multiple-occupation-act-northern-ireland-2016/schedule-4/paragraph-2",
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  "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/4/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies where the council proposes to refuse an application under section 22(2)(a) or (b) to vary a licence.\n(2) The council must serve a notice under this paragraph on—\n(a) the owner,\n(b) if the application was made under section 22(2)(b), the applicant, and\n(c) the statutory authorities.\n(3) A notice under this paragraph must—\n(a) state that the council proposes to refuse the application,\n(b) state the reasons for the proposed decision, and\n(c) specify the date by which written representations by the recipient of the notice must be made.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 4 para. 2 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/4/paragraph/2",
    "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."
}