Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Act 2019
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European Commission review | ||
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27. (1) Where, following a notice given to it under Article 8(1) of the Aircraft Noise Regulation, the European Commission commences a review of the process for the introduction of an operating restriction in accordance with Article 8(3) of that Regulation, the competent authority and the appeal body (if section 26 applies) shall, as soon as is practicable after being requested to do by the Commission, give to the Commission all relevant information concerning the adoption of the new operating restriction the subject of such notice. | ||
(2) Where the competent authority receives a notice from the European Commission under Article 8(3) of the Aircraft Noise Regulation stating that the introduction of the new operating restriction the subject of the notice concerned under Article 8(1) of that Regulation did not follow the process set out in that Regulation, the competent authority shall, as soon as it is practicable after receiving the first-mentioned notice and before introducing such restriction— | ||
(a) examine the first-mentioned notification, | ||
(b) if the competent authority is satisfied that it is necessary to do so, reopen the process for the introduction of such restriction at a point at which the competent authority deems appropriate to do so in light of the first-mentioned notice and proceed with the process from that point in accordance with the Aircraft Noise Regulation and this Act and, if applicable, the Act of 2000, and | ||
(c) if the competent authority still intends to introduce such restriction, inform the European Commission of its intention. |