Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
2015
Northern Ireland
The Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
At a glance
What's here
4 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Applicant 1
- Any Person 1
Plus 2 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
Other Acts binding the same actors
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Applicants also bound by 294 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 46 duties
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 30 duties
- The Land Registration Rules 2003 2003 25 duties
- Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 1995 18 duties
- Space Industry Regulations 2021 2021 14 duties
Any Person also bound by 2338 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 169 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 144 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 101 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 95 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Part 1 — GENERAL
Browse 4 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Interpretation
Powers to be exercised in the interests of amenity and public safety
Requirement for consent
Part 2 — DEEMED CONSENT
Browse 3 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Deemed consent for the display of advertisements
Directions restricting deemed consent
Discontinuance of deemed consent
Part 3 — EXPRESS CONSENT
Browse 11 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Applications for express consent to display advertisements
Department’s directions
Duty to consult
Determination of applications by the council
Applications by interested councils
Notification of decision
Notice requiring application for express consent
Appeals to the planning appeals commission
Revocation or modification of express consent
Compensation for revocation or modification of consent
Use of electronic communications
Part 4 — MISCELLANEOUS
Browse 3 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Exercise of discontinuance powers by the Department
Discontinuance notice in respect of council’s advertisement
Revocation
Schedules
Browse 18 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
Any advertisements displayed, and any site used for the display...
Any structure or hoarding erected or used principally for the...
Where an advertisement is required to be removed under these...
No advertisement may be displayed without the permission of the...
No advertisement may be displayed on or so as to...
(1) In Part 1 of this Schedule— “agricultural” has the...
(1) The permitted limits of luminance for advertisements falling within...
In relation to advertisements within Class 4(1) or 4(2) “halo...
(1) For the purposes of Class 7(2)— “aggregate number” means...
Compensation where consent is revoked or modified
Form and content of applications
Notice requiring application for consent to be made
Appeal against notice under section 43
Appeals
Matters which may be raised in an appeal under section 58
Appeal against failure to take planning decision
Revocation or modification of express consent by council
Procedure for section 68 orders: opposed cases
Other sections — not classified into a Part
These sections sit outside the numbered Parts — usually provisions added or moved by later amendments.
Applications for express consent to display advertisements
- Apply for express consent to display advertisements Applicant
Duty to consult
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Council must consult specific authorities before approving advertisements Local authority
Notification of decision
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Council must notify you of advertisement consent decisions within 8 weeks Local authority
Compensation for revocation or modification of consent
- Claim compensation if advertisement consent is revoked or modified Any Person
Browse 13 other sections
Citation and commencement
Interpretation
Powers to be exercised in the interests of amenity and public safety
Requirement for consent
Deemed consent for the display of advertisements
Directions restricting deemed consent
Discontinuance of deemed consent
Department’s directions
Determination of applications by the council
Applications by interested councils
Notice requiring application for express consent
Appeals to the planning appeals commission
Revocation or modification of express consent
Official guidance
Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.
- Balloon events and activities | UK Civil Aviation Authority (opens in a new tab) from CAA Detailed Guidance
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