The Department for Communities has made a Statutory Rule Entitled "The Smoke, Heat and Carbon Monoxide Alarms for Private Tenancies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024; 2024 No.123 which comes into operation on 1 September 2024.

These Regulations set minimum standards for the purpose of determining whether a landlord of a private tenancy has complied with the duty contained in Article 11B(1) of the Private Tenancies (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006 No. 1459 (N.I. 10) to keep in repair and working order sufficient appliances for detecting fire, smoke or carbon monoxide.

This Rule may be purchased from the Stationery Office at www.tsoshop.co.uk or by contacting TSO Customer Services on 03332025070, or viewed online at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr