The Office for Environmental Protection’s (OEP’s) functions in Northern Ireland are essentially the same as its functions in England. This is dealt with in the Act in two ways:
Substantive Northern Ireland functions of the OEP are provided for in Part 1 of Schedule 3. To a large extent, these provisions mirror those in Part 1 of the Act.
Provision about the OEP itself and its general functions is contained in sections 22 to 43 of Part 1 of the Act. These apply to Northern Ireland, subject to the amendments made by Part 2 of Schedule 3.
	Throughout this Schedule, "the Department" means the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).
Schedule 3: The Office for Environmental Protection: Northern Ireland