Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Act 2009
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Amendment of section 13A (environmental impact assessment of certain proposals relating to the foreshore) of Act of 1933. |
10.— Section 13A (as amended by the European Communities (Foreshore) Regulations 2009 ( S.I. No. 404 of 2009 )) is amended by substituting the following for paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (4): | |
“(4) (a) The appropriate Minister may— | ||
(i) where that Minister is satisfied that exceptional circumstances so warrant, and | ||
(ii) where the appropriate Minister is the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, after consultation with the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, | ||
exempt a relevant application or a proposed relevant application from the requirement of subsection (1) of this section. | ||
(b) The appropriate Minister shall, in granting an exemption under paragraph (a) of this subsection— | ||
(i) consider whether the effects, if any, of the proposed development on the environment should be assessed in some other manner, and | ||
(ii) make available to the public— | ||
(I) the information obtained in any assessment carried out under subparagraph (i), | ||
(II) the information relating to any decision to exempt a relevant application under paragraph (a), and | ||
(III) the reasons for the decision referred to in clause (II).”. |