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Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011
No. 20 of 2011
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Ss. 1-14 | 23 August 2011 | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 433 of 2011), art. 2(a) |
| Ss. 15-19 | 21 September 2011 | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Commencement) (Part 5) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 474 of 2011) , art. 2(a) |
| Ss. 20-21 | 23 August 2011 | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 433 of 2011), art. 2(b) |
| Ss. 22-27 | 21 September 2011 | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Commencement) (Part 5) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 474 of 2011) , art. 2(b) |
| Ss. 28-29 | 15 November 2011 | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Commencement) (Part 5) (No. 2) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 583 of 2011), art. 2 |
| Ss. 30-42 | 21 September 2011 | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Commencement) (Part 5) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 474 of 2011) , art. 2(c) |
| Ss. 43-47 | 23 August 2011 | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 433 of 2011), art. 2(c) |
| S. 48 other than in so far as it relates to Local Government Act 2001 (37/2001), ss. 188, 191, 194 (3) | 31 January 2019 | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 23 of 2019), art. 2 |
| S. 48 in so far only as it relates Local Government Act 2001 (37/2001), ss. 188, 191, 194(3) | 7 September 2011 | Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 446 of 2011), art. 2 |
| S. 49 | Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(5) |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
|
Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| References construed | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (No. 1 of 2014), ss. 1(22), 9(2),(3), 25(2) | 1 June 2014 | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 3) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 214 of 2014), art. 2 |
| S. 4(1) amended | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 1(3), 61(a) | 19 July 2018 | Commenced on enactment. |
| S. 4(1)(a) amended | Radiological Protection (Amendment) Act 2018 (8/2018), ss. 1(3), 33(a)(i) | 25 January 2019 | Radiological Protection (Amendment) Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 10 of 2019), art. 2 |
| S. 4(1)(b) amended | Radiological Protection (Amendment) Act 2018 (8/2018), ss. 1(3), 33(a)(ii) | 25 January 2019 | Radiological Protection (Amendment) Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 10 of 2019), art. 2 |
| S. 4(3)(a) amended | Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 301(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 4(3)(b) amended | Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 301(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 4(3)(c) inserted | Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 301(c) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 4(4)(h) substituted | Forestry Act 2014 (No. 31 of 2014), ss. 1(3), 31(3) | 24 May 2017 | Forestry Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 189 of 2017), art. 2 |
| S. 4(4)(i) amended | Radiological Protection (Amendment) Act 2018 (8/2018), ss. 1(3), 33(b) | 25 January 2019 | Radiological Protection (Amendment) Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 10 of 2019), art. 2 |
| S. 4(4)(k) substituted | Minerals Development Act 2017 (23/2017), ss. 1(2), 250 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2) | |
| S. 4(4)(n) amended | Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 38 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 1(3), 61(b)(i) | 19 July 2018 | Commenced on enactment. | |
| S. 4(4)(o) amended | Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 (26/2023), ss. 1, 241(a) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(7) | |
| S. 4(4)(o) inserted | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 1(3), 61(b)(ii) | 19 July 2018 | Commenced on enactment. |
| S. 4(4)(p) amended | Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 (26/2023), ss. 1, 241(b) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(7) | |
| S. 4(4)(p) inserted | Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 1(3), 61(b)(ii) | 19 July 2018 | Commenced on enactment. |
| S. 4(4)(q) inserted | Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 (26/2023), ss. 1, 241(c) | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(7) | |
| S. 4(6) amended | Radiological Protection (Amendment) Act 2018 (8/2018), ss. 1(3), 33(c) | 25 January 2019 | Radiological Protection (Amendment) Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 10 of 2019), art. 2 |
| S. 37A inserted | European Union (Environmental Impact Assessment and Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 473 of 2011), regs. 1(b), 17(6) | 21 September 2011 | European Union (Environmental Impact Assessment and Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 473 of 2011), reg. 1(b) |
| S. 38A inserted | European Union (Environmental Impact Assessment and Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 473 of 2011), regs. 1(b), 17(7) | 21 September 2011 | European Union (Environmental Impact Assessment and Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 473 of 2011), reg. 1(b) |
| S. 48 amended | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (1/2014), s. 5(8) and sch. 2 part 6 | 24 March 2014 | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 146 of 2014), art. 3(b) |
| S. 48(11) inserted | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (1/2014), s. 5(8) and sch. 2 part 6 | 24 March 2014 | Local Government Reform Act 2014 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 146 of 2014), art. 3(b) |
| S. 49 deleted | Local Government Act 2019 (1/2019), ss. 1(2), 47(2) | 31 January 2019 | Local Government Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 20 of 2019), art. 3(1) |
| S. 189 certain functions transferred to Mayor of Limerick and references construed | Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 7/2024, ss. 1(3), 10 & sch. 1 parts 1, 2 | 16 May 2024 | Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 207 of 2024), art. 2(b) |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| None |