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Point in time view as at 29/07/2021.

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Space Industry Act 2018, Section 48 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 02 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

48Compensation in respect of planning decisions relating to spaceport safety etc: Northern IrelandN.I.

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(1)A district council in Northern Ireland is entitled to recover from the relevant person a sum equal to any compensation that council is liable to pay, if—

(a)the council becomes liable to pay compensation to any person because of a planning decision taken under the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 by a council, the Department for Infrastructure, or the Planning Appeals Commission, and

(b)the liability is attributable to a planning decision that would not have been taken but for the need to secure the safe and efficient operation of—

(i)a spaceport, or

(ii)range control apparatus.

(2)“The relevant person” is—

(a)where subsection (1)(b)(i) applies, the person authorised to operate the spaceport by a spaceport licence;

(b)where subsection (1)(b)(ii) applies, the range control service provider who operates the relevant range control apparatus.

(3)In this section—

  • planning decision” includes a revocation or modification of a planning permission under Part 3 of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011;

  • range control apparatus” means apparatus operated by a range control service provider for the purposes of providing range control services.

Commencement Information

I1S. 48(1) in force at 29.7.2021 by S.I. 2021/817, reg. 2, Sch. para. 86 (with reg. 3)

I2S. 48(2)(3) in force at 29.7.2021 by S.I. 2021/817, reg. 2, Sch. para. 87 (with reg. 3)

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