Planning and Development Act 2024

Amendment of sections 50 and 50B of Act of 2000

304. (1) Section 50 of the Act of 2000 is amended, in subsection (2), by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (d):

“(d) the competent authority (within the meaning of the Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Act 2019 ) in the performance or purported performance of any of its functions or the Commission in the performance or purported performance of its functions as the body to which an appeal from a decision of the said competent authority may be brought,”.

(2) Section 50B is amended, in paragraph (a) of subsection (1), by—

(a) the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (I):

“(I) a provision of the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive (within the meaning of the Planning and Development Act 2024) to which, by virtue of paragraph 1 of Article 11 of that Directive, the said Article 11 is subject,”,

(b) the substitution, in subparagraph (II), of “environment,” for “environment, or”,

(c) the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (III):

“(III) a provision of Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 201020 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) to which, by virtue of paragraph 1 of Article 25 of that Directive, Article 24 of that Directive is subject, or”,

and

(d) the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (IV):

“(IV) paragraph 3 or 4 of Article 6 of the Habitats Directive (within the meaning of the Planning and Development Act 2024);”.

20 OJ No. L334, 17.12.2010, p.17