{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/houses-in-multiple-occupation-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-40",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/houses-in-multiple-occupation-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-40.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/40",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "40",
  "heading": "Discharge of disqualification orders",
  "text": "(1) The court which made a disqualification order may discharge the order with effect from such date as the court may specify.\n(2) Such a discharge is to be made on the application of the person disqualified.\n(3) No such discharge is to be made unless the court is satisfied that there has been a change in circumstances which justifies the discharge.\n(4) No application under this section may be made during the first year for which a disqualification order has effect.\n(5) The court may order the applicant to pay the whole or part of the expenses arising from an application under this section (whether or not the application is granted).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 40 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/40",
    "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."
}