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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Planning (Control of Advertisements) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 and come into operation on 23rd April 2014.
(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992.
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The principal Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 3 and 4.
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(1) In regulation 4(2)(ii) of the principal Regulations omit “F or”.
(2) In Schedule 2 to the principal Regulations omit Class F.
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(1) At the end of sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (1) of regulation 5 of the principal Regulations, add the words “except that paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 does not apply in the case of any Class 13 advertisement”.
(2) In Part 1 of Schedule 3 after CLASS 12 add the following—“
CLASS 13 Advertisements relating to an election
Description An advertisement relating specifically to a pending Parliamentary, European Parliamentary, Northern Ireland Assembly or district council election.
Conditions The advertisement is removed within 14 days after the close of the poll in the election to which it relates.”.
(3) In paragraph (4) of Class 3 of Schedule 3 after sub-paragraph (f) add the following sub-paragraph—“
(g) The advertisement does not relate to an election specified in Class 13 of Schedule 3.”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 17th April 2014.
Angus Kerr
A senior officer of the Department of the Environment
