The Strategic Investment and Regeneration of Sites (Northern Ireland) Order 2003

The relevant sites N.I.

The relevant sites N.I.

9.—(1) In this Part references to a relevant site are references to an area of land which –

(a) on 2nd May 2002 was held by or on behalf of the Crown in right of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom; and

(b) is made available to the Executive in pursuance of arrangements (known as “the reinvestment and reform initiative”) made between that Government and the Executive and announced on that date.

[F1 (1A) In this Part “the responsible department” means—

(a) in relation to a relevant site transferred to the Department for Infrastructure by the Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016, that Department;

(b) in relation to any other relevant site existing immediately before the transfer date, the Office;

(c) in relation to a new relevant site, means the department in which the site is vested in accordance with the arrangements mentioned in paragraph (1);

(d) in relation to a development corporation established by an order under Article 15, the department which made the order.

(1B) In paragraph (1A) and this paragraph—

• “new relevant site” means any area of land which becomes a relevant site at any time on or after the transfer date;

• “the transfer date” has the same meaning as in the Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016.]

(2) Subject to the following provisions of this Part, the [F2 responsible department] shall have power –

(a) to hold and manage a relevant site; and

(b) generally to implement the arrangements mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) so far as relating to relevant sites.

(3) A certificate [F3 issued by the responsible department] that an area of land is a relevant site is conclusive evidence of that fact for the purposes of this Part.

F1 Art. 9(1A)(1B) inserted (8.5.2016) by The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76), art. 1(3), Sch. 6 para. 4(2) (with art. 9(2))

F2 Words in art. 9(2) substituted (8.5.2016) by The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76), art. 1(3), Sch. 6 para. 4(3) (with art. 9(2))

F3 Words in art. 9(3) substituted (8.5.2016) by The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76), art. 1(3), Sch. 6 para. 4(4) (with art. 9(2))