# Rent (Northern Ireland) Order 1978, Article 49: Prohibition of premiums and loans on renewal , etc. of protected tenancies

Extent: N.I.

(1) Any person who, as a condition of the . . . renewal or continuance of a protected tenancy, requires, in addition to the rent, the payment of any premium or the making of any loan (whether secured or unsecured) shall be guilty of an offence under this Article.
(2) Any person who, in connection with the . . . renewal or continuance of a protected tenancy, receives any premium, or any loan, in addition to the rent, shall be guilty of an offence under this Article.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under this Article shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £1,000.
(4) The court by which a person is convicted of an offence under the provisions of this Article relating to requiring or receiving any premium may order the amount of the premium to be repaid to the person by whom it was paid.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1978/1050/article/49 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rent-northern-ireland-order-1978/article-49
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