Paragraph 4

Northern Ireland

(1)

The committee shall make such inquiry (if any) as it thinks fit and consider any information supplied or representation made to it in pursuance of paragraph 2 or 3 and—

(a)

if it appears to it that the rent sought to be registered is an appropriate rent, it shall confirm that rent;

(b)

if it does not appear to it that the rent is an appropriate rent, it shall determine an appropriate rent for the dwelling-house.

(2)

Before confirming or determining a rent under this paragraph, the committee shall afford to the rent officer an opportunity to make oral or written representations.

(3)

Where the committee confirms or determines a rent under this paragraph it shall notify the landlord, the tenant andF1 the Executive accordingly.

(4)

On receiving the notification, the Executive shall, as the case may require, either indicate in the register that the rent has been confirmed or register the rent determined by the committee as the rent for the dwelling-house.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: 2003 NI 2

Notes on the whole Order

Textual amendments

F1: functions transf. by SR 1999/481

Notes on Schedule 6

Textual amendments

F1: Schs. 5-7 repealed (1.4.2007) by Private Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1459 (N.I. 10)), arts. 1(3), 75, Sch. 5; S.R. 2006/428, art. 3