Planning PART 1 Introductory Provisions Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Planning (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 and shall come into operation on 27th March 2019. Interpretation 2 The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly. PART 2 Amendments as respects Environmental Impact Assessment Amendments to the Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 3 Insofar as the Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 continue to have effect by virtue of regulation 48 of the Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 , references therein to ″the Department″ shall be construed as references to ″the Department for Infrastructure″. Amendments to the Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 4 Insofar as the Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 continue to have effect, by virtue of regulation 45 of the Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, references therein to ″the Department″ shall be construed as references to ″the Department for Infrastructure″. Amendments to the Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 5 Insofar as the Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1999 continue to have effect by virtue of regulation 40 of the Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012, references therein to ″the Department″ shall be construed as references to ″the Department for Infrastructure″. PART 3 Amendments as respects Management of Waste from Extractive Industries Amendments to the Planning (Management of Waste from Extractive Industries) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 6 In regulation 2(2) of the Planning (Management of Waste from Extractive Industries) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 for the definition of ″the Department″ substitute ″″the Department″ means the Department for Infrastructure;″. Amendments to the Planning (Management of Waste from Extractive Industries) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 7 Insofar as the Planning (Management of Waste from Extractive Industries) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 continue to have effect by virtue of regulation 24 of the Planning (Management of Waste from Extractive Industries) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, references therein to ″the Department″ shall be construed as references to ″the Department for Infrastructure″. PART 3 Amendments as respects Hazardous Substances Amendments to the Planning (Hazardous Substances) (No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 8 1 The Planning (Hazardous Substances) (No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 are amended as follows— 2 In regulation 2(2) after the definition of ″consent″ insert ″″the Department″ means the Department for Infrastructure;″. 3 In regulation 19(2)(b) for ″the Department″ substitute ″the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs″. Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Infrastructure on 4th March 2019 Angus Kerr A senior officer of the Department for Infrastructure