SCHEDULE 8 Amendment of the Planning (Trees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

2.  After regulation 9 (trees in conservation areas - exemptions), there shall be inserted—

“Use of electronic communications

9A.— (1) Paragraph (2) applies where a person uses electronic communications for any of the following purposes—

(a) making objections and representations under regulation 4;

(b) applying for consent to cut down, top, lop or uproot trees in accordance with paragraph 1 of the Second Schedule;

(c) serving notice of appeal on the Planning Appeals Commission against the refusal of consent or the granting of consent subject to conditions under paragraph 3 of the Second Schedule or serving notice of appeal in default of decision under paragraph 4 of that Schedule;

(d) serving a claim for compensation on the Department under paragraph 9 of the Second Schedule.

(2) In a case to which this paragraph applies, and except where a contrary intention appears, the person making the objection and representation, application, appeal or claim shall be taken to have agreed—

(a) to the use of electronic communications for all purposes relating to the objection and representation, application, appeal or claim (as the case may be) which are capable of being effected using such communications;

(b) that the address for the purpose of such communications is the address incorporated into, or otherwise logically associated with, the objection and representation, application or claim;

(c) that the person’s deemed agreement under this paragraph shall subsist until he gives notice in writing that he wishes to revoke the agreement and such withdrawal or revocation shall be final and shall take effect on a date specified by him in the notice but not less than seven days after the date on which the notice is given.

(3) In this regulation “the Second Schedule” means the Second Schedule of the Schedule (form of tree preservation order).”.