Environment Act 2021 (c. 30)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3 U.K. The Office for Environmental Protection: Northern Ireland

PART 1 U.K. The OEP’s Northern Ireland functions

Interpretation of Part 1 of this Schedule: general N.I.

19 (1) In this Part of this Schedule—

• “application for judicial review” is to be read in accordance with paragraph 12(10);

• “current environmental improvement plan” has the meaning it has in Schedule 2 (see paragraph 1(8) of that Schedule);

• “decision notice” means a notice given under paragraph 10;

• “the Department” means the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland;

• “devolved environmental governance body” has the meaning it has in Part 1 of this Act (see section 47);

• “devolved environmental governance function” has the meaning it has in Part 1 of this Act (see section 47);

• “environmental improvement plan” has the meaning it has in Schedule 2 (see paragraphs 1 and 3(10) of that Schedule);

• “environmental protection” has the meaning it has in Schedule 2 (see paragraph 10 of that Schedule);

• “environmental review” has the meaning it has in Part 1 of this Act (see section 38);

• “implementation body” has the meaning it has in section 55 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (see subsection (3) of that section);

• “improving the natural environment”, in relation to an environmental improvement plan, is to be read in accordance with paragraph 1(5) of Schedule 2;

• “information notice” means a notice given under paragraph 9;

• “natural environment” has the meaning it has in Schedule 2 (see paragraph 9 of that Schedule);

• “Northern Ireland devolved function” has the meaning given by paragraph 5(5);

• “OEP” has the meaning given by section 22;

• “parliamentary function” means a function in connection with proceedings in Parliament or the Northern Ireland Assembly;

• “relevant department” has the meaning given by paragraph 7(11);

• “relevant environmental law” has the meaning given by paragraph 5(2);

• “relevant ombudsman” has the meaning it has in Part 1 of this Act (see section 23);

• “relevant public authority” has the meaning given by paragraph 5(3);

• “review application” has the meaning given by paragraph 12(2);

• “UK decision notice” has the meaning given by paragraph 11(11);

• “UK information notice” has the meaning given by paragraph 11(11).

(2) Section 41(3) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33 (N.I.)) applies in relation to the laying of a document before the Northern Ireland Assembly under this Part of this Schedule, as it applies in relation to the laying of a statutory document under an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 para. 19 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 147(6)(7)

I2 Sch. 3 para. 19 in force at 28.2.2022 by S.R. 2022/54, art. 2(1)(a)