(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The Department for Infrastructure makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 and also, where appropriate, domestic legislation, in order to make minor miscellaneous amendments to update the provisions set out in them to allow the amended provision to operate appropriately.
The Planning (Management of Waste from Extractive Industries) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 and the Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) for 2015, 2012 and 1999 remain extant in part, to cater for the determination of planning applications received prior to the introduction of the subsequent versions of the Regulations.