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The Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002

2002/3153 · Made 17 December 2002 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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17th December 2002

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Order modified (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/289, reg. 5, Sch. 3 (as amended by The Waste (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/284), regs. 1(1), 3(3)(5))

Contents

  1. Part I: INTRODUCTORY
  2. 1Title and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part II: POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
  5. Regulation of polluting activities
  6. 3Purpose of Article 4
  7. 4Regulation of polluting activities
  8. Waste management: site licences
  9. 5New transitional provisions for disposal licences treated as site licences
  10. 6Disposal licences which expire before commencement of waste management licensing
  11. Financial assistance by Department
  12. 7Financial assistance by Department
  13. Supplementary
  14. 8Interpretation of this Part
  15. Part III: AIR QUALITY
  16. Air quality
  17. 9Implementation of Directive Repealed
  18. 10Air quality strategy
  19. 11District council reviews
  20. 12Designation of air quality management areas
  21. 13Further provisions in relation to designated areas
  22. 14Reserve powers
  23. 15Regulations
  24. 16Recommendations and guidance
  25. 17Supplemental provisions
  26. General
  27. 18Financial assistance
  28. 19Powers of enforcing authorities and persons authorised by them
  29. 20Offences
  30. 21Disclosure of information
  31. 22Power to give effect to assimilated obligations and other international obligations, etc.
  32. 23Offences by bodies corporate
  33. 24Offences under this Part due to fault of others
  34. 25Application to Crown
  35. 26Regulations and directions
  36. 27Interpretation of this Part
  37. Part IV: AREAS OF SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC INTEREST
  38. Areas of special scientific interest
  39. 28Declaration of ASSI
  40. 29Variation of declaration
  41. 30Declaration of additional land
  42. 31Denotification
  43. Duties of owners and occupiers of land included in ASSI
  44. 32Duties of owners and occupiers of land included in ASSI
  45. 33Appeals in connection with consents
  46. 34Management agreements
  47. 35Management notices
  48. 36Appeals against management notices
  49. 37Payments by Department
  50. Duties of public bodies in relation to land included in ASSI
  51. 38Public bodies: general duty
  52. 39Public bodies: duties in relation to operations
  53. 40Public bodies: duties in relation to authorising operations
  54. Powers of Department
  55. 41Powers to acquire land
  56. 42Powers to carry out works, etc.
  57. 43Power to enter into agreements concerning land adjacent to an ASSI
  58. 44Powers of entry
  59. 45Power to make byelaws for ASSI
  60. Offences
  61. 46Offences
  62. 46ANotification of change of owner or occupier
  63. 46BNotices and signs relating to ASSIs
  64. 47Restoration following offences under Article 46
  65. Supplementary
  66. 48Matters affecting agriculture, forestry and inland fisheries
  67. 48AEffect of failure to serve certain notices
  68. 49Application of this Part to the Crown
  69. 50Statutory charges
  70. 51Transitional provisions relating to this Part
  71. 52Interpretation of this Part
  72. Part V: SUPPLEMENTARY
  73. 53Amendments and repeals
  74. Schedule 1: PARTICULAR PURPOSES FOR WHICH PROVISION MAY BE MADE UNDER ARTICLE 4
  75. Part I: LIST OF PURPOSES
  76. Preliminary
  77. 1Paragraph 1
  78. 2Paragraph 2
  79. 3Paragraph 3
  80. Permits
  81. 4Paragraph 4
  82. 5Paragraph 5
  83. 6Paragraph 6
  84. 7Paragraph 7
  85. 8Paragraph 8
  86. 9Paragraph 9
  87. 9AParagraph 9A Repealed
  88. 9BParagraph 9B
  89. 9CParagraph 9C
  90. 10Paragraph 10
  91. Information, publicity and consultation
  92. 11Paragraph 11
  93. 12Paragraph 12
  94. 13Paragraph 13
  95. Enforcement and offences
  96. 14Paragraph 14
  97. 15Paragraph 15
  98. 16Paragraph 16
  99. 17Paragraph 17
  100. 18Paragraph 18
  101. Appeals
  102. 19Paragraph 19
  103. General
  104. 20Paragraph 20
  105. Part II: SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
  106. Particular types of pollution
  107. 21Paragraph 21
  108. Determination of matters by enforcing authorities
  109. 22Paragraph 22
  110. Imposition of conditions
  111. 23Paragraph 23
  112. Charging schemes
  113. 24Paragraph 24
  114. 24AParagraph 24A
  115. Offences
  116. 25Paragraph 25
  117. Interpretation
  118. 26Paragraph 26
  119. Schedule 2: AIR QUALITY: SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS
  120. Part: Consultation requirements
  121. 1Paragraph 1
  122. Part: Exchange of information
  123. 2Paragraph 2
  124. Part: Joint exercise of district council functions
  125. 3Paragraph 3
  126. Part: Public access to information about air quality
  127. 4Paragraph 4
  128. Part: Fixed penalty offences
  129. 5Paragraph 5
  130. Schedule 3: SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO POWERS OF ENTRY
  131. Part: Interpretation
  132. 1Paragraph 1
  133. Part: Issue of warrants
  134. 2Paragraph 2
  135. Part: Information obtained to be admissible in evidence
  136. 3Paragraph 3
  137. Part: Duty to secure premises
  138. 4Paragraph 4
  139. Part: Compensation
  140. 5Paragraph 5
  141. Schedule 4: TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
  142. Part: Introductory
  143. 1Paragraph 1
  144. Part: Existing areas of special scientific interest
  145. 2Paragraph 2
  146. Part: Consents under Article 32
  147. 3Paragraph 3
  148. Part: Operations on land
  149. 4Paragraph 4
  150. Part: Appeals under Article 33
  151. 5Paragraph 5
  152. Part: Management agreements
  153. 6Paragraph 6
  154. Part: Compensation
  155. 7Paragraph 7
  156. Part: Duty of public bodies in relation to operations
  157. 8Paragraph 8
  158. Part: Offences and restoration orders
  159. 9Paragraph 9
  160. Schedule Schedule
  161. Schedule Schedule