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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-environmental-impact-assessment-regulations-northern-ireland-2017/introduction",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2017/83",
  "legislation_title": "The Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-environmental-impact-assessment-regulations-northern-ireland-2017",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Planning\nMade 11th May 2017\nComing into operation 16th May 2017\nThe Department for Infrastructure is a Northern Ireland department designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the environment.\nThe Department for Infrastructure makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and section 51 of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2008/301"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "2011 c.25 (N.I.)"
    }
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  "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."
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