Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

These Regulations may be cited as the Rent Book Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation on 1st June 2004.

In these Regulations –

• “the Order” means the Rent (Northern Ireland) Order 1978;

• “protected shorthold tenancy” shall be construed in accordance with Article 92 of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1983^f1;

• “uncontrolled tenancy” means a tenancy which is a private tenancy but which is neither a regulated tenancy nor a restricted tenancy;

• “rent book” means a rent book provided in pursuance of Article 38(1) of the Order, and which is a written record of rent and other payments made in respect of a tenancy and a written statement of the main terms of the tenancy.