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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-environmental-impact-assessment-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2015/74",
  "legislation_title": "The Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-environmental-impact-assessment-regulations-northern-ireland-2015",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Planning\nMade 25th February 2015\nComing into operation 1st April 2015\nThe Department of the Environment is a designated Department for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 , in relation to the environment.\nThe Department of the Environment makes the following regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on it by that section and having taken into account the selection criteria in Annex III to Council Directive 2011/92/EU .",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "S.I. 2008/301"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "1972 c.68 The enabling powers of section 2(2) were extended by virtue of the amendment of section 1(2) by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c.51)"
    },
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      "text": "O.J. No.L 26. 28.1.2012, p.1"
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    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Rule amendment to earlier revoking in part SR 2017/83, reg. 48 (27.3.2019) by The Planning (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/24), reg. 3"
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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