{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/houses-in-multiple-occupation-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-20",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/houses-in-multiple-occupation-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-20.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": "section/20",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": "Renewal of licence",
  "text": "(1) Where the holder of an HMO licence makes an application in accordance with this section for it to be renewed, the council may renew the licence.\n(2) An application to renew a licence must be made before the licence ceases to have effect.\n(3) The provisions of this Part apply to applications to renew a licence (and decisions on such applications) as they apply to applications for a licence (and decisions on such applications).\n(4) But the following provisions do not apply to applications to renew—\n(a) sections 8(2)(a) and 9 and paragraphs 5 to 7 of Schedule 2 (breach of planning control);\n(b) sections 8(2)(d) and 12 (overprovision).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 20 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/section/20",
    "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."
}