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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-better-regulation-act-northern-ireland-2016/schedule-1/paragraph-17",
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  "legislation": "nia/2016/13",
  "legislation_title": "Environmental Better Regulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-better-regulation-act-northern-ireland-2016",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/17",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In this Schedule—\n“authorise”, in relation to regulated activities, means authorise the carrying on of the activities in accordance with a permit or subject to registration or compliance with general environmental rules;\n“environmental activities” has the meaning given in section 6;\n“functions” includes powers and duties;\n“general environmental rules” means rules specified in, or made under, the regulations pursuant to paragraph 4(3)(c);\n“permit” means a permit granted under any provision made in the regulations pursuant to paragraph 4(3)(a);\n“public body” means a body established or constituted by or under a statutory provision;\n“registration” means registration under any provision made in the regulations pursuant to paragraph 4(3)(b);\n“the regulations” means regulations under section 2;\n“regulated activities” has the meaning given in section 6;\n“regulator” has the meaning given in section 6;\n“specified” means specified in the regulations.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/13/schedule/1/paragraph/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:19:58.583469+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."
}