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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-northern-ireland-order-1988/article-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-northern-ireland-order-1988/article-8.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1988/1990",
  "legislation_title": "The Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-northern-ireland-order-1988",
  "path": "article/8",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Interim duty to accommodate in case of apparent priority need",
  "text": "(1) If the Executive has reason to believe that an applicant may be homeless and have a priority need, it shall secure that accommodation is made available for his occupation pending a decision as a result of its inquiries under Article 7.\n(2) The duty under paragraph (1) ceases when the Executive's decision is notified to the applicant even if the applicant requests a review of that decision under Article 11A.\n(3) But the Executive may secure that accommodation is available for the applicant's occupation pending a decision on the review.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 8 renumbered (1.12.2010) as art. 8(1) by Housing (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 9), ss. 5(2), 19(1); S.R. 2010/251, art. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Art. 8(2)(3) inserted (1.12.2010) by Housing (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 9), ss. 5(2), 19(1); S.R. 2010/251, art. 3"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1988/1990/article/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:47:30.968021+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."
}