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Amendment of section 2 (preparation and submission of plans to Minister) of Act of 1999.
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20.— Section 2 of the Act of 1999 is amended—
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(a) in subsections (1) and (2) by substituting “as soon as possible” for “as soon as may be”,
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(b) by inserting the following after subsection (1):
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“(1A) A harbour authority shall, as soon as possible after the commencement of this subsection, prepare and submit to the Minister a plan for the prevention and minimisation of damage arising out of a pollution incident by hazardous and noxious substances occurring in a harbour under its control.”,
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(c) by inserting the following after subsection (2):
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“(2A) The operator of a hazardous and noxious substances handling facility shall, as soon as possible after the commencement of this subsection, prepare and submit to the Minister a plan for the prevention and minimisation of damage arising out of a pollution incident by hazardous and noxious substances occurring on the handling facility concerned.”,
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(d) by inserting the following after subsection (3):
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“(3A) The Minister may require a local authority, within such period as is specified by the Minister, to prepare and submit to him or her a plan for the prevention and minimisation of damage, arising out of a pollution incident by hazardous and noxious substances, to any area of seashore that is in whole or in part within its functional area or contiguous thereto.
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(3B) The owner or master of a relevant Irish ship shall, as soon as possible after the commencement of this subsection, prepare and submit to the Minister a plan for the prevention and minimisation of damage arising out of an oil pollution incident and a plan for the prevention and minimisation of damage arising out of a pollution incident by hazardous and noxious substances occurring on such ship.”,
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and
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(e) in subsection (5) by substituting “operator, local authority or Irish ship concerned” for “operator or local authority concerned”.
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