S.I. No. 185/2026 - European Union (Planning and Development) (Renewable Energy) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Planning and Development) (Renewable Energy) (Amendment) Regulations 2026.

2. Regulation 38 (as amended by Regulation 3 of the European Union (Planning and Development) (Renewable Energy) (No. 3) Regulations 2025 (

S.I. No. 435 of 2025

)) of the European Union (Planning and Development) (Renewable Energy) Regulations 2025 (

S.I. No. 274 of 2025

) is amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (2)

“(2) The amendments made to the Act of 2000 by Regulations 6, 12, 14 and 18 shall come into operation on 1 November 2026.”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

29 April, 2026.

JAMES BROWNE,

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

1 OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82

2 OJ L 2023/2413, 31.10.2023

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

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st May,

2026.

I, JAMES BROWNE, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 3

of the

European Communities Act 1972

(No. 27 of 1972) and for the purpose of giving further effect to paragraph (2) of Article 16b of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018

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as amended by Directive (EU) 2023/2413 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 October 2023

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, hereby make the following regulations