The Planning (Inquiry Procedure) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2006
S.R. 2006/259 · Made 12 June 2006
PLANNING
Made 12th June 2006
Coming into operation 19th June 2006
The Department of the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 123(2) of the Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991f1 makes the following Rules:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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S.I. 1991/1220 (N.I. 11) as amended by Article 22 of S.I. 2006/1252 (N.I. 7)
Contents
- 1Citation and Commencement
- 2Amendment of the Planning (Inquiry Procedure) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2006
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Citation and Commencement
These Rules may be cited as the Planning (Inquiry Procedure) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 19th June 2006.
2Amendment of the Planning (Inquiry Procedure) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2006
The Planning (Inquiry Procedure) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2006f1 shall be amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
In Rule 2(1) delete the definition of “electronic communication” in its entirety and insert—
““electronic communication” has the meaning assigned to it by section 4 of the Electronic Communications Act (Northern Ireland) 2001f2;”.
Signature
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 12th June 2006.
L.S.
Marianne Fleming
A senior officer of the
Department of the Environment
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
These Rules amend the Planning (Inquiry Procedure) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2006 which provide procedures to be followed in connection with inquiries required to be held under Article 123B of the Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.
The Rules amend the definition of “electronic communication” to accord with the current definition provided by section 4 of the Electronic Communications Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 which was amended by the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21).