Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 2012 United Kingdom

The Tenancy Deposit Schemes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

At a glance

What's here

8 compliance obligations

Who this Act binds

Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

Schedules

s.sch001

Written information must be supplied by the landlord to the...

  • Supply written information to the tenancy deposit scheme administrator
s.sch001

Written information must be supplied by the landlord to their...

  • Provide written deposit information to tenant
Browse 1 other Schedule — structural / supplementary
s.sch001

Written confirmation must be supplied by the scheme administrator to...

s.012

Where a landlord safeguards a tenancy deposit in a scheme,...

  • Submit deposit info to scheme and give prescribed info to tenant
s.015

Application for repayment of a deposit – custodial schemes

  • Apply for repayment of tenancy deposit after tenancy ends
s.024

Application for repayment of a deposit – insurance schemes

  • Repay tenant deposits within 5 working days when tenancy ends without dispute
s.031

(1) The dispute resolution mechanism must be provided free of...

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Scheme administrator must provide free dispute resolution if tenant requests it Statutory regulator
s.037

Duty to produce an information leaflet

  • Provide information leaflet to tenant within 35 days of receiving deposit
s.038

Duty to provide updated information

  • Update tenancy deposit information when it becomes inaccurate
Browse 34 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
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

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