Schedule 2, Part 3, paragraph 11(1)

In this Schedule— “current environmental improvement plan” has the meaning given by paragraph 1(8); the “Department” means the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland; “environmental improvement plan” has the meaning given by paragraph 1 (and see also paragraph 3(10)); “environmental principles” has the meaning given by paragraph 6(5); “improving the natural environment”, in relation to an environmental improvement plan, is to be read in accordance with paragraph 1(5); “making” policy includes developing, adopting or revising policy; “Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975; “OEP” has the meaning given by section 22; “policy” includes proposals for legislation, but does not include an administrative decision taken in relation to a particular person or case (for example, a decision on an application for planning permission, funding or a licence, or a decision about regulatory enforcement); “policy statement on environmental principles” has the meaning given by paragraph 6.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30