# The Planning (Hazardous Substances) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, Regulation 17: Policies


(1) In formulating any relevant policy, the Department must ensure that the following matters are taken into account—
(a) the objectives of preventing major accidents and limiting the consequences of such accidents for human health and the environment; and
(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) .
(2) In this regulation, “relevant policy” means—
(a) any policy referred to in section 1(1) (general functions of department with regard to development of land); and
(b) any policy referred to in section 8(5)(b) (plan strategy) and 9(6)(b) (local policies plan).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/344/regulation/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/planning-hazardous-substances-no-2-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-17
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