Northern Ireland Statutory Rule SI 2012/373 United Kingdom

The Tenancy Deposit Schemes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Landlord6 Any Person1

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Landlord — also bound by 224 other Acts
Housing Act 1985 55 duties
Housing Act 1996 30 duties
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.012 Where a landlord safeguards a tenancy deposit in a scheme,... Regulated
  • Submit deposit info to scheme and give prescribed info to tenantLandlord
s.015 Application for repayment of a deposit – custodial schemes Regulated
  • Apply for repayment of tenancy deposit after tenancy endsLandlord
s.024 Application for repayment of a deposit – insurance schemes Regulated
  • Repay tenant deposits within 5 working days when tenancy ends without disputeLandlord
s.031 (1) The dispute resolution mechanism must be provided free of... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Scheme administrator must provide free dispute resolution if tenant requests itStatutory regulator
s.037 Duty to produce an information leaflet Regulated
  • Provide information leaflet to tenant within 35 days of receiving depositLandlord
s.038 Duty to provide updated information Regulated
  • Update tenancy deposit information when it becomes inaccurateAny Person
34 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Appointment of Scheme Administrator
s.004 Coming into force of a scheme and amendments
s.005 Approval of a tenancy deposit scheme
s.006 Types of schemes
s.007 Custodial scheme
s.008 Insurance scheme
s.009 Operational arrangements
s.010 Designated accounts
s.011 Requirement on landlord to supply information
s.013 Protection of deposits in a scheme
s.014 Landlord application to transfer a deposit
s.016 (1) On receipt of an application from a landlord under...
s.017 Repayment by the scheme administrator where there is no disputed amount
s.018 (1) Paragraph (2) applies where the scheme administrator does not...
s.019 (1) Paragraph (2) applies where the scheme administrator does not...
s.020 Repayment by the scheme administrator where there is a disputed amount
s.021 If the scheme administrator receives notification that the dispute has...
s.022 (1) Paragraphs (2) and (3) apply where, following receipt of...
s.023 (1) Paragraphs (2) and (3) apply where the landlord and...
s.025 (1) This paragraph applies where the scheme administrator gives a...
s.026 (1) The scheme administrator shall ensure that the designated account...
s.027 (1) The scheme must make provision for preventing double recovery...
s.028 Requirements when deposit ceases to be protected under an insurance scheme
s.029 Notification to tenants – all scheme models
s.030 Dispute resolution mechanism
s.032 (1) The scheme administrator must refer all disputes to the...
s.033 The decision of the adjudicator
s.034 (1) Either the landlord or the tenant may apply to...
s.035 (1) If, after consideration of an application under regulation 34(1)...
s.036 Duty to publicise schemes
s.039 Duty to disclose information
s.040 Duty to provide annual report to the Department
Schedules

Schedules

2 of 3 shown
s.sch001 Written information must be supplied by the landlord to the... Regulated
  • Supply written information to the tenancy deposit scheme administratorLandlord
s.sch001 Written information must be supplied by the landlord to their... Regulated
  • Provide written deposit information to tenantLandlord
1 other schedule
s.sch001 Written confirmation must be supplied by the scheme administrator to...

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