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The Planning Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2006,
PART I
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Commencement Orders bringing legislation that affects this Order into force:
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Planning Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2006.
(2) This Part shall come into operation on the expiration of 7 days from the day on which this Order is made.
(3) The following provisions shall come into operation on such day or days as the Department may by order appoint—
(a)Articles 3 to 8;
(b)Article 15;
(c)Article 28(2) and Schedule 5 so far as relating to Article 26 of the principal Order, the Further Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (NI 15) and Article 30 of the Planning (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (NI 8);
(d)Parts III and V.
(4) The remaining provisions of this Order shall come into operation on the expiration of one month from the day on which this Order is made.
(5) An order under paragraph (3) may contain such transitional or saving provisions as appear to the Department to be necessary or expedient.
Subordinate Legislation Made
P1Art. 1(3) power partly exercised: 18.5.2006 appointed for art. 15 by S.R. 2006/222, art. 2; 17.10.2006 for art. 5 by S.R. 2006/381, art. 2
2.—(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33) applies to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
(2) In this Order—
“the principal Order” means the Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (NI 11);
“the Department” means the Department of the Environment;
“statutory provision” has the meaning given by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.
(3) Words and expressions used in this Order and in the principal Order have the same meaning in this Order as they have in that Order.
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