Environmental Better Regulation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 Explanatory Notes

Paragraph 4: Regulation of activities

Paragraph 4 enables the regulations—

  • to prohibit the carrying out of a regulated activity,

  • to prohibit the carrying out of a regulated activity unless authorised by or under regulations, or

  • to authorise the carrying out of a regulated activity in accordance with a permit, or subject to a requirement to register the carrying on of the activity, or subject to compliance with “general environmental rules” (see also section 5 in that respect).

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