Section 11B Discharge of effluent.F1F2
Northern Ireland
Where—
in the opinion of F5the Department , the purpose of the application is to obtain its consent to the discharge into a waterway of effluent or matter in connection with the operation of a fish farm,
F6the Department may make a direction—
that a local public inquiry to be held under section 11A(3) shall also consider any objection (other than one which is withdrawn or is, in the opinion of the Department F7..., vexatious, frivolous or insubstantial) received in response to the advertisment of the application under paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to 1999 Order, F8...
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The Department F10... shall give notice of any direction made under subsection (1) to—
the person making the application;
the Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission, where the discharge is to be made in the Londonderry Area or the Newry area;
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and (without prejudice to section 23 of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954) that person and the Foyle Fisheries Commission F13. . . shall be entitled to appear and be heard at the inquiry.
Article 13(1) of the 1999 Order shall not apply to such an application where the Department F14... makes a direction under subsection (1) of this section.
Paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 1 to the 1999 Order shall not apply to any application under paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to that Order for the purpose mentioned in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this section.
Subs. (5) rep. by 1999 NI 6
Annotations
Textual amendments
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funcions transf. by SR 2003/163
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Words in s. 11B(1)(a) omitted (8.5.2016) by virtue of The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76), art. 1(2), Sch. 6 para. 64(2)(a) (with art. 9(2))
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Words in s. 11B(1)(b) substituted (8.5.2016) by The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76), art. 1(2), Sch. 6 para. 64(2)(b) (with art. 9(2))
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Words in s. 11B(1) substituted (8.5.2016) by The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76), art. 1(2), Sch. 6 para. 64(2)(c) (with art. 9(2))
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Words in s. 11B(1)(i) omitted (8.5.2016) by virtue of The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76), art. 1(2), Sch. 6 para. 64(2)(d) (with art. 9(2))
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Word in s. 11B(1)(i) omitted (8.5.2016) by virtue of The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76), art. 1(2), Sch. 6 para. 64(2)(e) (with art. 9(2))
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S. 11B(1)(ii) omitted (8.5.2016) by virtue of The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76), art. 1(2), Sch. 6 para. 64(2)(f) (with art. 9(2))
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Words in s. 11B(2) omitted (8.5.2016) by virtue of The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76), art. 1(2), Sch. 6 para. 64(3) (with art. 9(2))
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SI 1999/859
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S. 11B(2)(c) repealed (1.6.2009) by Public Authorities (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 3), ss. 1(3)(b), 6, 7(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 3(4), Sch. 3 (with Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2009/172, art. 2(b)(e)
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Words in s. 11B(2) repealed (1.6.2009) by Public Authorities (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 3), ss. 1(3)(b), 6, 7(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 3(4), Sch. 3 (with Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2009/172, art. 2(b)(e)
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Words in s. 11B(3) omitted (8.5.2016) by virtue of The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76), art. 1(2), Sch. 6 para. 64(4) (with art. 9(2))
Notes on the whole Act
Textual amendments
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App. (hovercraft), SI 1972/971