1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Planning and Building Regulations (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990.
(2) Except as provided by paragraph (3), this Order shall come into operation on the expiration of 2 months from the day on which it is made.
(3) The following provisions of this Order shall come into operation on such day or days as the Head of the Department of the Environment may by order appointF1, namely—
(a)Articles 8, 14 and 18;
(b)Article 30(2), so far as it relates to paragraph 4 of Schedule 2;
(c)Part III;
(d)Part II of Schedule 1;
(e)paragraph 4 of Schedule 2;
(f)Part II of Schedule 3.
(4) Any order under paragraph (3) bringing any provision of this Order into operation may make such transitional provision in connection with the coming into operation of that provision as the Head of the Department considers appropriate.
F1partly exercised by SR 1991/162
2.—(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954F2 shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
(2) In Part II “the Planning Order” means the Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1972F3 and any expression used in Part II and in the Planning Order has the same meaning in that Part as in that Order.
(3) In Part III “the principal Order” means the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) Order 1979F4 and any expression used in Part III and in the principal Order has the same meaning in that Part as in that Order.