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The Houses in Multiple Occupation (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019

S.R. 2019/34 · Made 7 March 2019 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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Houses In Multiple Occupation

Made 7th March 2019

Coming into operation 1st April 2019

The Department for Communities f1, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 84 of the Houses in Multiple Occupation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016f2, makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

The Department for Social Development was renamed the Department for Communities by section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c.5 (N.I.))

f2

2016 c.22 (N.I.)

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Maximum HMO licence application fee
  3. 3Maximum fee for copy of HMO register
  4. 4How fees are determined
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretationI1

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Houses in Multiple Occupation (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 and come into operation on 1st April 2019.

(2)

In these Regulations “the Act” means the Houses in Multiple Occupation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.

2Maximum HMO licence application feeI1

The maximum amount of fee the council may charge for an application for an HMO licence is F1£75 per person per annum.

3Maximum fee for copy of HMO registerI1

The maximum amount of fee the council may charge for supplying:—

(a)

a certified copy of an entry relating to an HMO to any person who falls within section 62(9) of the Act is £15;

(b)

a certified copy of its register, or of an extract from it, to any statutory authority is £15 per item.

4How fees are determinedI1

When determining fees the council shall take into account relevant costs incurred by that council in carrying out its functions under the Act.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 7th March 2019.

(L.S.)

David Polley

A senior officer of the Department for Communities

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

These Regulations set the maximum fee per person the council may charge for an application for an HMO licence. They also set the maximum amount of fee the council may charge for supplying:—

(a)

a certified copy of an entry relating to an HMO to any person who falls within section 62(9) of the Act; and

(b)

a certified copy of its register, or of an extract from it, to any statutory authority.