{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/houses-in-multiple-occupation-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-54",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/houses-in-multiple-occupation-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-54.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/54",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "54",
  "heading": "Definition of hazard",
  "text": "(1) For the purposes of this Chapter, there is a “hazard” in an HMO if—\n(a) there is a risk of harm of a prescribed description to the health or safety of an actual or potential occupier of the HMO, and\n(b) the risk arises from a deficiency—\n(i) in the accommodation which forms the HMO,\n(ii) in any building or land of which that accommodation forms part, or\n(iii) in any building or land in the vicinity of that accommodation.\n(2) It does not matter whether the deficiency arises as a result of the construction of any building, an absence of maintenance or repair, or otherwise.\n(3) “Prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Department.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 54 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/54",
    "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."
}