{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-better-regulation-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-14",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-better-regulation-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-14.json",
  "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": "section/14",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "14",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In this Part—\n“associated power” means any power which—\n(a)is contained in a statutory provision;\n(b)is connected with a power of entry; and\n(c)is a power—\n(i)to do anything on, or in relation to, the land or other premises entered under the power of entry;\n(ii)to do anything in relation to any person, or anything, found on the land or other premises entered under the power of entry; or\n(iii)otherwise to do anything in connection with the power of entry—\nand includes any safeguard that forms part of the associated power;\n“power of entry” means a power (however expressed) in any statutory provision to enter land or other premises, and includes any safeguard that forms part of the power;\n“premises” includes—\n(a)any land;\n(b)any vehicle, vessel, aircraft or hovercraft; and\n(c)any tent or movable property.\n(2) A reference in this Part to a function of the Department under a statutory provision is a reference to a function that is related to environmental activities, or to protecting and improving the environment, within the meaning of Part 1 and includes—\n(a) a function of the Department of such a kind that is exercisable by a district council or any other person; and\n(b) a function of such a kind that a district council or any other person has under any statutory provision.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 14 in operation at 1.5.2016 by S.R. 2016/212, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/13/section/14",
    "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."
}