Planning and Development, Heritage and Broadcasting (Amendment) Act 2021

Chapter 4

Amendment of European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011

Amendment of European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011

Amendment of European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011

14. (1) The European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. No. 477 of 2011 ) are amended—

(a) in Regulation 12(1), by—

(i) the deletion of subparagraphs (i) to (iv), and

(ii) the insertion of the following subparagraph before subparagraph (v):

“(iva) such other Minister or Ministers of the Government as he or she considers should be notified,”,

(b) in Regulation 14—

(i) in paragraph (2)(a), by—

(I) the deletion of clauses (i) to (iv), and

(II) the insertion of the following clause before clause (v):

“(iva) such other Minister or Ministers of the Government as he or she considers should be notified,”,

and

(ii) in paragraph (3), by—

(I) the deletion of subparagraphs (a) to (d), and

(II) the insertion of the following subparagraph before subparagraph (e):

“(da) such other Minister or Ministers of the Government as he or she considers should be sent such notice,”,

(c) in Regulation 15(4), by—

(i) the deletion of subparagraphs (a) to (d), and

(ii) the insertion of the following subparagraph before subparagraph (e):

“(da) such other Minister or Ministers of the Government as he or she considers should be sent a copy of the particulars,”,

(d) in Regulation 16(6), by—

(i) the deletion of subparagraphs (a) to (d), and

(ii) the insertion of the following subparagraph before subparagraph (e):

“(da) such other Minister or Ministers of the Government as he or she considers should be sent a copy of the particulars or any modifications thereof,”,

(e) in Regulation 18—

(i) in paragraph (3)(a), by—

(I) the deletion of clauses (i) to (iv), and

(II) the insertion of the following clause before clause (v):

“(iva) such other Minister or Ministers of the Government as he or she considers should be notified,”,

and

(ii) in paragraph (6), by—

(I) the deletion of subparagraphs (a) to (d), and

(II) the insertion of the following subparagraph before subparagraph (e):

“(da) such other Minister or Ministers of the Government as he or she considers should be sent such notice,”,

and

(f) in Regulation 28(3), by—

(i) the deletion of subparagraphs (a) to (d), and

(ii) the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (e):

“(e) such other Minister or Ministers of the Government as he or she considers should be sent a copy of the Direction,”.

(2) The amendments effected by subsection (1) shall not affect the validity of anything done, before the coming into operation of this section, under a provision of the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 referred to in that subsection.