The Planning (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1982

• Citation: S.I. 1982/1537 (N.I.)
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Title and Commencement

(1) This Order may be cited as the Planning (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1982.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the expiration of six weeks from the day on which it is made.

Section 2 Interpretation

(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Para. (2) rep. by 1991 NI 11

Section 17 Planning blight

(1) The Planning Blight (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 shall have effect subject to the following provisions of this Article.

(2) In Article 2(2)—

(a) at the end of the definition of “annual value” there shall be added the words “ or in relation to land certified by the Commissioner of Valuation under this paragraph means the net annual value as it appears in such a certificate ” ;

(b) in the definition of “blight notice” for the words “or 14” there shall be substituted the words “ 12 or 14 which has not been withdrawn ” .

(3) In Article 3(1)(d) for the word “provide” in both places where it occurs there shall be substituted the words “ construct, improve or alter ” and after the words “route of the road” there shall be inserted the words “ or (as the case may be) the proposed extent of the improvement or alteration ” .

(4) In Article 3(1)(e) for the word “provide” there shall be substituted the words “ construct, improve or alter ” .

(5) In Article 4(5) for the word “tenancy” there shall be substituted the words “ legal tenancy ” .

(6) In Article 8 after paragraph (3) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

(3A) A claimant may withdraw a blight notice at any time before the amount to be paid for the interest of the claimant has been agreed with the appropriate authority or determined by the Lands Tribunal or at any time before the end of six weeks beginning with the date on which that amount is so agreed or determined; and where a blight notice is withdrawn by virtue of this paragraph any contract deemed to have been made in consequence thereof shall be deemed not to have been made.

Section 19 Transitional provision, amendments and repeals

Para. (1) rep. by 1990 NI 14

Para. (2) rep. by 1991 NI 11

Para. (3) rep. by 1990 NI 14