
2000 No. 101
PLANNING
The Planning (Control of Major-Accident Hazards) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000
Made 20th March 2000
Coming into operation 24th April 2000
The Department of the Environment, being a Department designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the prevention and limitation of the effects of accidents involving dangerous substances, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by that section and by Articles 53(3) to (5), 54(1), 60(3), 129(1) and paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 4 to the Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following regulations:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
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Amendments to the 1991 Order
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Amendment to the Hazardous Substances Regulations
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Transitional provisions
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Amendment to the Planning (Development Plans) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991
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(1) The Planning (Development Plans) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991 shall be amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a) after the definition of “development plan” insert ““the Directive” means Council Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances;”;
(b) after paragraph (2) add—“
(3) The expressions used in regulation 9A have the same meaning as in the Directive.”.
(3) In regulation 9 (additional matters to be contained in a development plan) after paragraph (b) add—“and
(c) such statement as the Department thinks appropriate with regard to the matters referred to in regulation 9A.”.
(4) After regulation 9 insert—“
Regard to be had to certain matters
9A 
In formulating its policies in a development plan the Department shall have regard to—
(a) the objectives of preventing major accidents and limiting the consequence of such accidents; and
(b) the need;
(i) in the long term, to maintain appropriate distances between establishments and residential areas, areas of public use and areas of particular natural sensitivity or interest; and
(ii) in the case of existing establishments, for additional technical measures in accordance with Article 5 of the Directive so as not to increase the risks to people.”.
Amendment to the Planning (General Development) Order (Northern Ireland) 1993
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Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 20th March 2000.
J. McConnell
A senior officer of the
Department of the Environment

SCHEDULE 1
Regulation 3(7)

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SCHEDULE 2
Regulation 3(9)

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