{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-hazardous-substances-no-2-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-hazardous-substances-no-2-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-17.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2015/344",
  "legislation_title": "The Planning (Hazardous Substances) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-hazardous-substances-no-2-regulations-northern-ireland-2015",
  "path": "regulation/17",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Policies",
  "text": "(1) In formulating any relevant policy, the Department must ensure that the following matters are taken into account—\n(a) the objectives of preventing major accidents and limiting the consequences of such accidents for human health and the environment; and\n(b) the matters referred to in Article 13(2) of the Directive (with the reference in sub-paragraph (c) of that paragraph of that Article to Article 5 being read as a reference to regulation 5 of the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015) .\n(2) In this regulation, “relevant policy” means—\n(a) any policy referred to in section 1(1) (general functions of department with regard to development of land); and\n(b) any policy referred to in section 8(5)(b) (plan strategy) and 9(6)(b) (local policies plan).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 17(1)(b) inserted (31.1.2020) by The Planning (Environmental Assessments and Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1235), regs. 1(2), 8(5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/344/regulation/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:00:08.288480+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."
}