Planning and Development Act 2024
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Exemption from requirement for assessment by Minister | ||
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228. (1) The Minister may, subject to subsection (2), by order declare that the requirements of the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive and sections 229 , 230 and 236 shall not apply in relation to a relevant development or a specified part of relevant development (other than development or part of a development for which retrospective consent is required) proposed to be carried out, by or on behalf of a State authority or statutory undertaker. | ||
(2) The Minister may, after having consulted such other Ministers of the Government as he or she considers appropriate, make an order under subsection (1) if he or she— | ||
(a) is satisfied that the carrying out of the relevant development or part of a relevant development concerned is for the sole purpose of the defence of the State or responding to a civil emergency, and | ||
(b) considers that the application of the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive and sections 229 , 230 and 236 to the relevant development or part of a relevant development concerned would adversely affect that purpose. | ||
(3) Where the Minister makes an order under subsection (1), he or she shall publish a notice of the order and the reasons for the making of the order— | ||
(a) on an internet website maintained by the Minister or on his or her behalf, and | ||
(b) in a national newspaper. |