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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/houses-in-multiple-occupation-code-of-practice-regulations-northern-ireland-2019/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/houses-in-multiple-occupation-code-of-practice-regulations-northern-ireland-2019/note.json",
  "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": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nSection 63(1) of the Houses in Multiple Occupation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 provides that the Department may make regulations approving a Code of Practice for the management of Houses of Multiple Occupancy (“HMOs”).\nSection 63(6) of the Act provides that the Department may approve such a code only if it 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 or that arrangements have been made for the Code to be so published.\nSection 63(7) of the Act requires the Department to consult with persons involved in the management of HMOs and persons occupying HMOs before approving a Code.\nThese Regulations duly approve a Code of Practice entitled “The Houses in Multiple Occupation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016: Code of Practice for the Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2019/32/note",
    "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."
}