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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-assessment-of-plans-and-programmes-regulations-northern-ireland-2004/regulation-15",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2004/280",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-assessment-of-plans-and-programmes-regulations-northern-ireland-2004",
  "path": "regulation/15",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": "Information as to adoption of plan or programme",
  "text": "(1) As soon as reasonably practicable after the adoption of a plan or programme for which an environmental assessment has been carried out under these Regulations, the responsible authority shall –\n(a) make a copy of the plan or programme and its accompanying environmental report available at its principal office for inspection by the public at all reasonable times and free of charge; and\n(b) publish a copy of the plan or programme and of the information referred to in sub-paragraph (c) on the authority’s website; and\n(c) take such steps as it considers appropriate to bring to the attention of the public –\n(i) the title of the plan or programme;\n(ii) the date on which it was adopted;\n(iii) the address (which may include a website) at which a copy of it and of its accompanying environmental report, and of a statement containing the particulars specified in paragraph (4), may be inspected or from which a copy may be obtained;\n(iv) the times at which inspection may be made; and\n(v) that inspection may be made free of charge.\n(2) As soon as reasonably practicable after the adoption of a plan or programme –\n(a) the responsible authority shall inform –\n(i) the consultation body;\n(ii) where a plan or programme has been notified under regulation 13, the Department concerned.\n(b) the Department concerned shall inform the Member State with which consultations in relation to a plan or programme have taken place under regulation 13(4), of the matters referred to in paragraph (3).\n(3) The matters are –\n(a) that the plan or programme has been adopted;\n(b) the date on which it was adopted; and\n(c) the address (which may include a website) at which a copy of –\n(i) the plan or programme, as adopted,\n(ii) its accompanying environmental report, and\n(iii) a statement containing the particulars specified in paragraph (4), may be viewed, or from which a copy may be obtained.\n(4) The particulars referred to in paragraphs (1)(c)(iii) and (3)(c)(iii), are –\n(a) how environmental considerations have been integrated into the plan or programme;\n(b) how the environmental report has been taken into account;\n(c) how the opinions expressed in response to the invitations mentioned in regulation 12 have been taken into account;\n(d) how the results of any consultations entered into under regulation 13(4) have been taken into account;\n(e) the reasons for choosing the plan or programme as adopted, in the light of the other reasonable alternatives dealt with; and\n(f) the measures that are to be taken to monitor the significant environmental effects of the implementation of the plan or programme.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 15 in operation at 22.7.2004, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2004/280/regulation/15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:57:09.067579+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}