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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/houses-in-multiple-occupation-code-of-practice-regulations-northern-ireland-2019/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2019/32",
  "legislation_title": "The Houses in Multiple Occupation (Code of Practice) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/houses-in-multiple-occupation-code-of-practice-regulations-northern-ireland-2019",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Houses In Multiple Occupation\nMade 7th March 2019\nComing into operation 1st April 2019\nThe Department for Communities makes the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 63(1) of the Houses in Multiple Occupation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (“the Act”):\nIn accordance with section 63(6) of the Act, the Department has been satisfied that the Code has been published in a manner that the Department considers appropriate for the purposes of bringing the Code to the attention of those likely to be affected by it.\nThe Department has consulted in accordance with section 63(7) of the Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2016 c.22 (N.I.); see section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 c.5 (N.I.)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2019/32/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:47:36.687460+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."
}