C1PART IVCERTIFICATES OF FITNESS AND RENT CONTROL
CHAPTER IIITENANCIES SUBJECT TO RENT CONTROL
The register of rents
Removal of tenancies from the register of rents47
1
Subject to the following provisions of this Article, where–
a
in relation to a tenancy of a dwelling-house, a rent is registered in the register of rents, and
b
the rent officer is satisfied that the dwelling-house is no longer let under that tenancy,
the rent officer shall remove any entry relating to that tenancy of the dwelling-house from the register of rents.
2
For the purposes of paragraph (1) the rent officer may make such enquiries as he considers appropriate.
3
The rent officer shall give to any person appearing to him to have an interest in the dwelling-house, 14 days' notice of his intention to remove the entry from the register of rents.
4
Where–
a
the rent officer removes an entry relating to a tenancy of a dwelling-house from the register of rents, and
b
no certificate of fitness is in effect in respect of the dwelling-house,
the rent officer may maintain for the purposes of this Order a record of the information contained in the entry in such form as appears appropriate to him.
Pt. IV (arts. 30-55) modified (1.10.2010) by Registered Rents (Increase) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/285), art. 2(1) (subject to art. 2(2))