S.I. No. 368/2010 - Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2010.

1. This Order may be cited as the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2010.

2. The powers (other than the power to prosecute an offence) and duties of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government conferred on him—

(

a

) by or under the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2009 (other than Part V of the

Planning and Development Act 2000

(No. 30 of 2000)), and

(

b

) under the Regulations made under

section 3

of the

European Communities Act 1972

(No. 27 of 1972) specified in the Schedule,

are delegated to Ciarán Cuffe, Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.

SCHEDULE

European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) Regulations 2004 (

S.I. No. 435 of 2004

)

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government,

13 July 2010.

MARY COUGHLAN,

Tánaiste.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

16

th July

, 2010.

The Government, on the request of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and in exercise of the powers conferred on them by

section 2

(1) of the

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1977

(No. 28 of 1977), hereby order as follows