# The Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1983, Paragraph 1


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1)] A tenancy is not a secure tenancy if—
(a) it is a tenancy granted for a term certain exceeding 21 years, whether or not it is (or may become) terminable before the end of that term by notice given by the tenant or by re-entry or forfeiture; or
(b) it is a tenancy created by an equity-sharing lease within the meaning of Article 31 (6) of the principal Order.
(2) For the purposes of this paragraph a tenancy granted in pursuance of Chapter 1 of Part II of this Order is a long lease notwithstanding that it is granted for a term not exceeding 21 years.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1983/1118/schedule/2/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-northern-ireland-order-1983/schedule-2/paragraph-1
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