Maritime Area Planning Act 2021
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Environmental impact assessments - special cases | ||
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180. The Act of 1933 is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 13B: | ||
“13C. (1) Subsection (2) applies where a local authority that is a planning authority (within the meaning of the Act of 2000)— | ||
(a) applies for approval for a proposed development under— | ||
(i) section 226 of the Act of 2000, or | ||
(ii) on and after the coming into operation of section 12 (2) of the Maritime Area Planning Act 2021, section 175 of the Act of 2000, or | ||
(b) has an approval referred to in paragraph (a). | ||
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other enactment, it shall not be necessary for— | ||
(a) the local authority to submit an Environmental Impact Assessment Report in connection with its application under this Act for a lease or licence for the proposed development, or | ||
(b) the appropriate Minister to undertake an environmental impact assessment in determining an application referred to in paragraph (a).”. |