SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3The Office for Environmental Protection: Northern Ireland
PART 1The OEP’s Northern Ireland functions
14Duty of the OEP to involve the relevant department
1
Where the recipient of an information notice or a decision notice is not a Northern Ireland department, the OEP must—
a
provide the relevant department with—
i
a copy of the notice, and
ii
a copy of any correspondence between the OEP and the recipient of the notice that relates to the notice (apart from correspondence sent by virtue of paragraph (b)), and
b
provide the recipient of the notice with a copy of any correspondence between the OEP and the relevant department that relates to the notice (apart from correspondence sent by virtue of paragraph (a)).
2
The obligation to provide a copy of any notice or correspondence under sub-paragraph (1) does not apply where the OEP considers that in the circumstances it would not be in the public interest to do so.
3
Where the OEP makes a review application, or an application for judicial review by virtue of paragraph 13(1), in which the relevant department is not a party, it must provide the relevant department with—
a
a copy of the application, and
b
a statement of whether the OEP considers the relevant department should participate in the review (for example, by applying to be a party).