Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland)

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The Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland) was a former government department responsible for environmental protection, planning, and local government functions in Northern Ireland before its responsibilities were reorganized into successor bodies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former government department
government department
appliedTo Northern Ireland only
country United Kingdom
dissolvedIn 2016
governedBy Northern Ireland Executive ministers NERFINISHED
hadHeadquartersIn Belfast NERFINISHED
hadPrimaryLanguageOfAdministration English
hadResponsibilityUntil restructuring of Northern Ireland departments in 2016
jurisdiction Northern Ireland
operatedUnder devolution arrangements in Northern Ireland
oversaw environmental protection functions in Northern Ireland
local councils in Northern Ireland
planning service in Northern Ireland
partOf Northern Ireland Executive NERFINISHED
policyArea environment
heritage protection
local government
planning
road safety
vehicle and driver licensing
responsibleFor built heritage protection in Northern Ireland
development control policy in Northern Ireland
environmental policy in Northern Ireland
environmental protection in Northern Ireland
environmental regulation in Northern Ireland
local government oversight in Northern Ireland
local government policy in Northern Ireland
natural heritage protection in Northern Ireland
planning policy in Northern Ireland
road safety policy in Northern Ireland
vehicle and driver licensing policy in Northern Ireland
sector public sector
subsequentlyReplacedBy Department for Communities (Northern Ireland) NERFINISHED
Department for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland) NERFINISHED
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland) NERFINISHED
typeOfJurisdictionalScope regional government department
wasPredecessorOf Department for Communities (Northern Ireland) NERFINISHED
Department for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland) NERFINISHED
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland) NERFINISHED

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Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland) precededBy Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland)