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Paragraph 4 Failure of relevant public authorities to comply with environmental lawI1I2

Northern Ireland

(1)

Paragraphs 6 to 15 make provision about functions of the OEP in relation to failures by relevant public authorities to comply with relevant environmental law.

(2)

For the purposes of those paragraphs, a reference to a relevant public authority failing to comply with relevant environmental law means the following conduct by that authority—

(a)

unlawfully failing to take proper account of relevant environmental law when exercising its functions;

(b)

unlawfully exercising, or failing to exercise, any function it has under relevant environmental law.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 3 para. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 147(6)(7)

I2

Sch. 3 para. 4 in force at 28.2.2022 by S.R. 2022/54, art. 2(1)(a)