2008 No. 17
PLANNING
Regulations revoked (13.3.2012) by The Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (revoked) 2012 (S.R. 2012/59), art. 1, Sch. 5 (with regs. 39, 40(2))
The Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008
Made 16th January 2008
Coming into operation 12th February 2008

The Department of the Environment is a designated Department for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the requirement for an assessment of the impact on the environment of projects likely to have significant effects on the environment.
S.I.1988/785
1972 c.68. The enabling powers of section 2(2) were extended by virtue of the amendment of section 1(2) by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c.51)
Rules applied (1.4.2015) by The Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/74), reg. 45(4)(c) (with regs. 44, 45(3)(4))
The Department of the Environment makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on it by that section.