SCHEDULE 5Saving and transitional provisions

PART 2The Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 as modified

Interpretation2

1

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these regulations as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

2

In these regulations—

  • “the 2011 Act” means the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011;”

  • “council” means a district council;”

  • “local advertisement”, in relation to a notice, means—

    1. a

      by publication of the notice in at least one newspaper circulating in the locality in which the land to which the application or appeal relates is situated; and

    2. b

      where the Department, council or the Commission maintain a website for the purpose of advertisement of applications, by publication of the notice on the website;