PART 4GRAFFITI AND OTHER DEFACEMENT
Advertisements
I138Unlawful display of advertisements
1
Article 84 of the Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (NI 11) (enforcement of advertisement control) shall be amended in accordance with subsections (2) and (3).
2
In paragraph (3) for “that it was displayed without his knowledge or consent” substitute “
either of the matters specified in paragraph (4)
”
.
3
After that paragraph insert—
4
The matters are that—
a
the advertisement was displayed without his knowledge; or
b
he took all reasonable steps to prevent the display or, after the advertisement had been displayed, to secure its removal.
4
Article 87 of the Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (NI 15) (control of advertisements, etc.) is amended in accordance with subsections (5) and (6).
5
In paragraph (9) for “that it was displayed without his knowledge or consent” substitute “
either of the matters specified in paragraph (9A)
”
.
6
After that paragraph insert—
9A
The matters are that—
a
the advertisement was displayed without his knowledge; or
b
he took all reasonable steps to prevent the display or, after the advertisement had been displayed, to secure its removal.
7
This section does not have effect in relation to an offence committed, or alleged to have been committed, before the commencement of this section.