{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/houses-in-multiple-occupation-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-83",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/houses-in-multiple-occupation-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-83.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/83",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "83",
  "heading": "Effect of moving from accommodation for works to be carried out",
  "text": "(1) This section applies where—\n(a) a person (“P”) occupies living accommodation under a tenancy or other occupancy arrangement, and\n(b) P moves from the accommodation for the purpose of enabling any person to carry out any work which is—\n(i) required under a temporary exemption notice, a rectification notice or a hazard notice, or\n(ii) specified in a statement of remedial work under section 53.\n(2) It does not matter whether P moves voluntarily, or in accordance with any term of the tenancy or other occupancy arrangement, or in accordance with paragraph 6 or 7 of Schedule 3 (requirements or warrants to vacate).\n(3) The tenancy or other occupancy arrangement, if P so chooses, is to be taken not to have been terminated, varied or altered by reason of P's moving.\n(4) If P resumes lawful occupation, the same terms apply (except so far as otherwise agreed) in respect of that occupation as applied in respect of the occupation before P moved.\n(5) In this section “lawful occupation” means occupation which is not an offence under paragraph 8 of Schedule 3.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 83 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/83",
    "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."
}