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S.I. No. 464/2011 - European Communities (Amendment to Planning And Development Regulations) Regulations 2011.
Statutory Text (5 Articles)
1. (
a
) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Amendment to Planning And Development Regulations) Regulations 2011.
(
b
) These Regulations shall come into force on the date of signature.
Interpretation
2. In these Regulations—
“the Regulations” means the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (
S.I. No. 600 of 2001
) as amended.
Amendment of Article 8 of the Regulations
3. Article 8 of the Regulations is amended—
(
a
) in 8B by the substitution of “drainage and/or reclamation of wetlands” for “drainage of wetlands”, and
(
b
) in 8C by the substitution of “Land reclamation works (other than reclamation of wetlands)” for “Land reclamation works”.
Amendment of Class 11 of Schedule 2, Part 3 of the Regulations
4. Column 1 of Class 11 of Schedule 2 Part 3 of the Regulations is substituted by the following
“Development consisting of the carrying out of drainage and/or reclamation of wetlands”.
Amendment of Schedule 5, Part 2 of the Regulations
5. No. 1(
c
) of Schedule 5 Part 2 of the Regulations is substituted by the following
“Development consisting of the carrying out of drainage and/or reclamation of wetlands where more than 2 hectares of wetlands would be affected.”
Given under my Official Seal
12 September 2011.
PHIL HOGAN, T.D.,
Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
The primary purpose of these Regulations is to amend the provisions of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (
S.I. No. 600 of 2001
), as amended, to include the reclamation of wetlands in articles 8B and 8C, Class 11 of Schedule 2 of Part 3, and Schedule 5 Part 2.