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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Environmental Protection
Made
27th February 2023
Coming into operation
28th February 2023
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs makes these regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 4 of and paragraphs 11 and 20 of Schedule 1 to, the Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 (“the 2002 Order”)(1) and now vested in it(2).
In accordance with Article 4(4) of the 2002 Order, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has consulted—
district councils and such bodies or persons appearing to it to be representative of the interests of district councils as it considers appropriate;
such bodies or persons appearing to it to be representative of the interests of the industry, agriculture and business as it considers appropriate; and
such other bodies or persons as it considers appropriate.]
Textual Amendments
S.I 2002/3153 (N.I. 7) as amended by S.R 2010/92, S.R 2011/127, S.I 2011/2911, 2011 c.23, S.I 2012/2788, S.I 2013/3135, S.I 2017/1200, S.R 2018/215 and S.I 2019/584.
The Department of the Environment was dissolved by Section 1(9) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 and, by virtue of Article 8(1)(c) of the Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016, its functions for the purposes of these Regulations were transferred to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.