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These Regulations specify the substances which are hazardous substances for the purposes of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 and the controlled quantities of those substances. They also lay down the procedure for applications for consent and the determination of applications. Section 108 of the Act provides that the presence on, over or under land, of a hazardous substance equal to or in excess of the controlled quantity (as specified by Regulations) requires the consent of the district council.
Implements: Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (2011 Cap. 25). (2011-05-04)
Implements: Council Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances. (1996-12-09)
Implements: Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances, amending and subsequently repealing Council Directive 96/82/EC. (2012-07-04)
Repealed by: Planning (Hazardous Substances) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.I. No. 344 of 2015). (2015-09-24)
Repeals: Planning (Hazardous Substances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993 (S.I. No. 275 of 1993). (1993-06-18)