Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order.)
This Order provides for the coming into operation of provisions of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (the 2003 Order) as follows –
1st June 2003 for the provisions set out in Schedule 1 which primarily either give statutory effect to existing administrative arrangements or make minor changes to existing legislative provisions;
1st July 2003 for Article 121 of, and Schedule 1 to, the 2003 Order which transfers the functions of the Department relating to the maintenance of the rent register to the Housing Executive;
1st September 2003 for the provisions set out in Schedule 2 (which relate to introductory tenancies, repossession, injunctions against anti-social behaviour, homelessness, and qualifying shorthold tenancies) for the purposes only of making Regulations, Rules and Orders and 1st November 2003 for all other purposes;
1st October 2003 for the provisions set out in Schedule 3 (which provide for the provision of grant-aid to the private sector in respect of unfit houses or those which need adaptation to suit the needs of the disabled occupant, group repair and for the Housing Executive to take responsibility for the provision of caravan sites for Irish Travellers) for the purposes only of making Regulations and Orders and giving Directions and Guidance and 1st December 2003 for all other purposes.