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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-environmental-impact-assessment-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/schedule-5/part-1",
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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": "schedule/5/part/1",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Modifications of Statutory Rules",
  "text": "The Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999\nProvision of Regulation to be modified\nModification\nRegulation 1 (Citation and commencement)\nNone\nRegulation 2(2) (Interpretation)\nAfter “the 1991 Order” insert “ “the 2011 Act” means the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011; ”\nAfter “the Commission” insert “ “council” means a district council; ”\nIn the definition of “local advertisement (b)” for “where the Department, or the Commission” substitute “ where the Department, council, or the Commission ”\nRegulation 3 (Directions)\nNone\nRegulation 3A\nNone\nRegulation 4(1) (Prohibition on the grant of planning permission or subsequent consent without consideration of environmental information)\nRegulation 4(2)\nIn each instance for the words “by the Department” substitute “ by a council or the Department ”.\nFor the words “The Department or the Commission” substitute “ A council, the Department or the Commission ”.\nAfter paragraph (2) insert “ (3) Paragraph (2) applies to a council where an application to which these Regulations apply is to be treated as having been made to it under the 2011 Act by virtue of paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Planning (2011 Act) (Commencement No. 3) and (Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015. ”\nRegulation 5(1) (Confirmation that development is EIA development)\nRegulation 5(2)(a)\nRegulation 5(2)(b)\nNone\nNone\nIn each instance for the words “by the Department” substitute “ by the council or by the Department ”.\nRegulation 5A (1) (Appeals under Article 32 or Article 33)\nRegulation 5A(2) to (4)\nFor the words “on the Department” substitute “ on the council or on the Department ”.\nNone\nRegulation 6 (Pre-application determination as to need for environmental impact assessment and opinion as to content of environmental statement)\nNone\nRegulation 7(1) (Procedure to facilitate preparation of environmental statements)\nRegulation 7(2)\nRegulation 7(3)\nFor the words “the Department” substitute “ the council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nNone\nFor the words “the Department” substitute “ the council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nIn sub-paragraph (3)(b)(i) for the words “the district council” substitute “ such district councils as are ”.\nRegulation 8(1) (Provision of information)\nRegulation 8(2)\nFor the words “by the Department” substitute “ by the council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nNone\nRegulation 9 (Application made to the Department without prior determination as to need for environmental impact assessment or without an environmental statement)\nRegulation 9(1) to (5)\nRegulation 9(6)\nRegulation 9(6)(a) and (b)\nRegulation 9(7)\nIn the heading for the words “the Department” substitute “ the council or the Department ”.\nFor the words “the Department” substitute “ the council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nFor the words “the Department” substitute “ the council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nFor the words “the Department's” substitute “the council's or, as the case may be, the Department's”.\nFor the words “the Department” substitute “ the council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nRegulation 9(7A)\nNone\nRegulation 9(8)\nRegulation 9(9)\nRegulation 9(10)\nIn each instance for the words “the Department” substitute “ the council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nIn the first instance for the words “the Department” substitute “ the council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nIn the second instance for the words “the Department's” substitute “the council's or, as the case may be, the Department's”.\nFor the words “the Department” substitute “ the council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nRegulation 10 (Extension of the period for Department's decision on an application for planning permission or subsequent application)\nIn the heading for the words “for Department's” substitute “for council's or Department's”.\nRegulation 10(a)\nNone\nRegulation 10(b)\nIn (bb) for the words “the Department” substitute “ the council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nRegulation 10(c)\nNone\nRegulation 11 (Application of Article 31 of the 1991 Order)\nNone\nRegulation 12 (Publicity where an environmental statement is submitted)\nFor the words “the Department” substitute “ the council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nRegulation 12(a)\nNone\nRegulation 12(b)\nFor the words “the Department” substitute “ the council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nRegulation 12(c)\nNone\nRegulation 12(d)\nFor the words “the Department” substitute “ the council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nRegulation 13(a) (Availability of copies of environmental statement)\nNone\nRegulation 13(b)\nIn each instance for the words “the Department” substitute “ the council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nRegulation 14(1) (Consultation where environmental statement submitted)\nRegulation 14(2)\nFor the words “the Department” substitute “ the council or, as the case may be, the Department ” and for the words “the district council” substitute “ the councils ”.\nFor the words “The Department” substitute “ The council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nRegulation 15(1) (Further information and evidence relating to environmental statement)\nRegulation 15(2)\nRegulation 15(2A) and (3)\nFor the words “the Department” substitute “ the council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nFor the words “The Department” substitute “ The council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nFor the words “the Department” substitute “ the council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nRegulation 16 (Charges)\nNone\nRegulation 17(1) and (2) (Duty to inform the public of decisions)\nRegulation 17(3)\nIn each instance for the words “the Department” substitute “ the council ”.\nIn the first instance for the words “The Department” substitute “ The council ” and in the second instance for the words “the Department” substitute “ the council ”.\nRegulation 18(1) (Development likely to have significant effects on the environment in another EEA state)\nIn each instance for the words “the Department” substitute “ the council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nRegulation 18(2)\nNone\nRegulation 18(3)\nFor the words “the Department” substitute “ the council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nRegulation 18(4)\nFor the words “The Department” substitute “ The council or, as the case may be, the Department ” and for the words “the Department” substitute “ the council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nRegulation 18(5)\nFor the words “The Department” substitute “ The council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nRegulation 18(6)\nFor the words “the Department” substitute “ the council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nRegulation 19(1) (Projects in another EEA state likely to have significant transboundary effects)\nIn each instance for the words “the Department substitute “ the council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nRegulation 19(2)\nFor the words “The Department” substitute “ The council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nRegulation 20 (Interpretation of Part 7)\nNone\nRegulation 21 (Prohibition on the grant of planning permission for unauthorised development)\nNone\nRegulation 22(1) and (2) (Determination as to need for environmental statement etc.)\nRegulation 22(3)\nRegulation 22(4) and (5)\nIn each instance for the words “the Department substitute “ the council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nFor the words “The Department” substitute “ The council or, as the case may be, the Department ” and for the words “the district council for” in sub-paragraph (b) substitute “ such district councils as are in ”.\nIn each instance for the words “the Department” substitute “ the council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nRegulation 22(6)\nNone\nRegulation 23 (Time period for submission of environmental statement)\nFor the words “the Department” substitute “ the council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nRegulation 24 (Provision of information)\nNone\nRegulation 25 (Procedure where the Commission receives an environmental statement)\nIn each instance for the words “the Department substitute “ the council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nRegulation 26(1) (Further information and evidence respecting environmental statements)\nFor paragraph (1) substitute “Regulation 15(1) and (2) shall apply in relation to further information as if “ the Commission ” was substituted for the words “the council, or as the case may be, the Department” and the word “appellant” was substituted for the word “ applicant ”.”\nRegulation 26(2) and (3)\nNone\nRegulation 26(4)\nFor the words “the Department” substitute “ the council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nRegulation 27(1) (Publicity for environmental statements and decisions)\nNone\nRegulation 27(2)\nFor the words “the Department” substitute “ the council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nRegulation 28(a) (Involvement of other EEA states)\nFor the words “the Department” substitute “ the council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nRegulation 28(b) to (d)\nNone\nRegulation 29 (Restrictions on grant of permission by old enterprise zone schemes)\nOmit\nRegulation 30 (Restrictions on the grant of permission by simplified planning zone schemes and enterprise zone schemes)\nOmit\nRegulation 31 (Development Orders)\nOmit\nRegulation 32 (Amendment to the Planning (Use Classes) Order (Northern Ireland) 1989)\nOmit\nRegulation 33 (Amendment to the General Development Order)\nOmit\nRegulation 34 (Availability of information in relation to determinations, opinions, decisions, etc.)\nRegulation 34(1)\nRegulation 34(2)\nRegulation 34(3)\nRegulation 34(4)\nFor the words “The Department” substitute “ The council ”.\nNone\nIn each instance for the words “the Department” substitute “ the council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nNone\nIn each instance for the words “the Department” substitute “ the council ”.\nRegulation 35(1) (Hearing by the Commission in relation to the Department's determination)\nRegulation 35(2)\nNone\nFor the words “the Department” substitute “ the council or, as the case may be, the Department ”.\nRegulation 36A (Use of electronic communications)\nNone\nRegulation 37 (Revocations)\nNone",
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