Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order.)
This Order sets out, in the Schedule to the Order, model provisions with respect to appeals against enforcement action. As required by Article 10 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (under which the Order is made), the provisions have been prescribed with a view to their being incorporated, if thought fit and with or without modifications, in enactments which include provision the effect of which is to impose, or authorise or require the imposition of, a restriction, requirement or condition affecting any person in the carrying on of any trade, business or profession or otherwise.
The Schedule to the Order contains two Chapters.
Chapter 1 sets out model rules concerning the conduct of appeals.
Chapter II sets out a model rule determining the procedure to be followed before enforcement action is taken.