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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/waste-management-licensing-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/schedule-3/part-IV/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2003/493",
  "legislation_title": "The Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/waste-management-licensing-regulations-northern-ireland-2003",
  "path": "schedule/3/part/IV/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Meaning of planning functions",
  "text": "(1) In this Part, “planning functions” means any of the following functions other than a function which must be discharged by statutory instrument—\n(a) determining—\n(i) an application for planning permission under Article 25 of the 1991 Order; or\n(ii) an appeal made under Article 32 of the 1991 Order in relation to the determination of such an application;\n(iii) an appeal made under Article 33 of the 1991 Order in relation to an appeal in default of planning decision;\n(b) deciding whether to take action under Article 71(1)(a) or (b) or Article 95 of the 1991 Order;\n(c) deciding whether—\n(i) in making or confirming a discontinuance order, to include in the order any grant of planning permission; or\n(ii) to confirm (with or without modifications) a discontinuance order insofar as it grants planning permission;\n(d) discharging functions under Part 3 of the 1991 Order, or the Strategic Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1999;\n(2) In paragraph (1)(c), “discontinuance order” means an order under section 39 of the 1991 Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 substituted (8.4.2011) by The Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/127), regs. 1(1), 40 (with reg. 9(2))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2003/493/schedule/3/part/IV/paragraph/3",
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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."
}