Housing Legislation

The principal legislation governing the activities of the Housing Department is as follows:

• Housing Act 1966
  
• Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1979
  
• Housing Act 1988 – Homeless Persons
  
• Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992
  
• Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1997
  
• Housing (Rent Book) Regulations, 1993
  
• Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations, 1993
  
• Housing (Registration of Rented Houses) Regulations, 1996
  
• Traveller Accommodation Act, 1998