These Regulations are made under Article 4 of the Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 (2002 No. 3153 (N.I. 17)). implement in Northern Ireland the amendments to the public participation provisions in Directive 96/61/EC made by Article 4 of Directive 2003/35/EC providing for public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment and amending with regard to public participation and access to justice Council Directives 85/337/EEC and 96/61/EC (the Public Participation Directive). They also make other miscellaneous amendments to the Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations (S.R. 2003 No. 46)(the 2003 Regulations).
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