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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6AMENDMENTS

PART 6AMENDMENTS CONSEQUENTIAL ON MORE THAN ONE TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 25)

80.  In section 176, at the end insert—

(5) In this section and in sections 177 and 178, “the Department” means—

(a)in relation to the enforcement of stop notices and enforcement notices, the Department for Infrastructure;

(b)in relation to the enforcement of listed building enforcement notices, the Department for Communities..

81.  In section 236(4), for “Department of the Environment” substitute “Department for Communities or the Department for Infrastructure”.

82.  In section 237(4), for “the Department” substitute “the relevant department”.

83.  in section 239(5)—

(a)in paragraph (a) after “Department” insert “for Communities, the Department for Infrastructure”;

(b)in paragraph (b) after “Department” insert “for Communities, the Department for Infrastructure”;

84.  In section 240(1)—

(a)for “or the Department”, in each place where it occurs, substitute “the Department for Infrastructure or the Department for Communities”;

(b)for “or, as the case may be, the Department” substitute “or the Department for Infrastructure or the Department for Communities, as the case may be”.

85.  In section 242(2), for “the Department” substitute “the Department for Infrastructure or the Department for Communities”.

86.  For section 243 substitute—

Power to appoint advisory bodies or committees

243.(1) The Minister for Infrastructure may appoint such advisory bodies or committees as the Minister considers necessary to assist the Department for Infrastructure in the exercise and performance of the functions conferred on that Department by this Act.

(2) The Minister for Communities may appoint such advisory bodies or committees as the Minister considers necessary to assist the Department for Communities in the exercise and performance of the functions conferred on that Department by this Act..

87.  In section 250(1), for the definition of “Minister” substitute—

“Minister”, except where otherwise specified, means the Minister for Infrastructure;.

88.  In paragraph 1 of Schedule 5, for “Minister” substitute “Minister for Communities”.