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3.—(1) Subject to this paragraph, a district council may, on an application made after 1st October 1973 by any person (other than the district council), give a direction, with the consent of the Department, dispensing with or relaxing any requirement of building bye-laws.N.I.
(2) The Department may on an application made after 1st October 1973 by a district council give such a direction as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) in favour of the district council.
(3) Articles 15 and 16 shall apply in relation to any application or direction under this paragraph as if references to building regulations included references to building bye-laws, and as if an application or direction under this paragraph were an application or direction under Article 15.
(4) The amendments made by [F1 paragraph (4)] of Article 24 shall not apply so as to affect any reference in the enactments amended to building bye-laws as in force before 1st October 1973 or as continued in force by the provisions contained in this Schedule.
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