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The Houses In Multiple Occupation (Registration Scheme Fees) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004

S.R. 2004/152 · Made 31 March 2004

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Made 31st March 2004

Coming into operation 1st May 2004

The Department for Social Developmentf1, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 75C(5) of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1992f2, and now exercisable by itf3, and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1) Article 3(1)

f2

S.I. 1992/1725 (N.I. 15); Article 75C was inserted by Article 144 of and Schedule 3 to S.I. 2003/412 (N.I. 2)

f3

S.R. 1999 No. 481, Article 6(e) and Schedule 4 Part V

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Maximum Registration Fee
  3. 3Cases where no fee is payable
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Houses In Multiple Occupation (Registration Scheme Fees) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation on 1st May 2004.

(2)

In this Order “a house” means a house in multiple occupation as defined in Article 75(1)f1 of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1992.

2Maximum Registration Fee

The maximum fee payable on a first registration of a house under the registration scheme shall be the amount payable in accordance with the registration scheme in respect of the registration of a house with 10 occupants.

3Cases where no fee is payable

No fee is payable on first registration or on any renewal of registration in respect of a house managed by a University, a Hospital, a Registered Charity, the Executive or a Registered Housing Association.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 31st March 2004.

L.S.

D. M. Crothers

A senior officer of the

Department for Social Development

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order specifies in accordance with Article 75C(5) of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 the maximum fee that may be charged by the Housing Executive for registration of a house in multiple occupation. It exempts Universities, Hospitals, Registered Charities, the Executive and Registered Housing Associations, from payment of a registration fee on first registration or on any renewal of registration.