Publications

The Private Tenancies (Coronavirus Modifications) Act (NI) 2021 responds to the present outbreak of coronavirus in Northern Ireland and protects tenants from eviction during the present emergency period.

These Regulations provide the technical details for one of the additional tests to the contribution notice regime, “the employer resources test”.  For example, they set out how the value of the resources of the employer is to be determined and calculated by th

The amendments are necessary as a result of the sudden and unexpected nature of the situation in Afghanistan.

This short educational publication is aimed at the general public and describes the two different types of historic water pumps found in Northern Ireland ie. pumps and fountains. It also explains their special interest and significance against the Criteria for Listing.

This publication is intended to help Local Councils understand the Listing Process i.e. the process that the Department for Communities carries out in protecting buildings of special architectural or historic interest.

The first proposed Statutory Rule, the Occupational Pension Schemes (Climate Change Governance and Reporting) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 introduces requirements for trustees of certain occupational pension schemes to ensure that there

The Employment and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950, as amended by Article 3 of the Employment and Training (Amendment) (NI) Order 1988 is the legislative basis upon which the Department for Communities has been delegated the authority to provide assistance to people to fi

The Scheme of Emergency Financial Assistance (SEFA) is designed to aid individual householders who have suffered severe inconvenience as a result of internal flooding to their properties.

Agenda and Minutes of the 17^th Meeting of the Sport Matters Monitoring Group - held on 22 January 2019

Agenda and Minutes of the 18th Meeting of the Sport Matters Monitoring Group - held on 18 November 2020

This Guide explains those provisions of the Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2021 (the Act) which came into effect on 1 October 2021. It will be of particular interest to the licensed trade, registered clubs, courts and police but sho

The Pensions Act 2004 established, on a UK-wide basis, the Pensions Regulator (the ‘Regulator’) to protect the benefits of members of work-based pensions, reduce the risk of situations arising which may result in calls on the Pension Protection Fund and promote and

The policy is the new DfC Business Plan for the period October 2020 to March 2022.  The Business Plan is the vehicle through which the Department’s Strategy will be delivered and monitored.

Gambling in Northern Ireland is regulated under the Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (NI) Order 1985 (The 1985 Order).