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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-assessment-of-plans-and-programmes-regulations-northern-ireland-2004/regulation-9",
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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/9",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Determination of whether a particular plan, programme or modification is likely to have significant environmental effects",
  "text": "(1) The provisions of this Regulation apply in respect of the determination of whether a plan, programme or modification of a description referred to in –\n(a) regulation 5(4)(a) and (b); or\n(b) regulation 5(6)(a) and (b);\nis likely to have significant environmental effects.\n(2) The responsible authority shall apply the criteria specified in Schedule 1 to the plan, programme or modification under consideration, and shall prepare a report on whether the authority considers that the plan or programme, or as the case may be, the modification, is likely to have significant environmental effects.\n(3) The responsible authority shall send the report prepared in accordance with paragraph (2) to the consultation body for consideration.\n(4) The consultation body shall, within 28 days of receipt of the report prepared in accordance with paragraph (2), respond to the responsible authority with its views on that report.\n(5) If the responsible authority and the consultation body agree that the plan, programme or modification is not likely to have significant environmental effects, the responsible authority shall make a determination to that effect and shall state its reasons for that determination.\n(6) If the responsible authority and the consultation body agree that the plan, programme or modification is likely to have significant environmental effects then the responsible authority shall make a determination to that effect and shall carry out an environmental assessment in accordance with Part III, during the preparation of that plan or programme and before its adoption or submission to the legislative procedure.\n(7) If the responsible authority and the consultation body cannot reach agreement as to whether or not the plan, programme or modification is likely to have significant environmental effects, the consultation body shall determine that issue.\n(8) A determination of the Department of the Environment under paragraph (7) shall include a statement of reasons where the determination is that the plan, programme or modification is not likely to have significant environmental effects, and shall have effect as if made by the responsible authority under paragraph (5).",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 9 in operation at 22.7.2004, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2004/280/regulation/9",
    "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."
}