Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Act 2023
Amendment of section 83 of Act of 1992 | ||
4. Section 83 of the Act of 1992 is amended— | ||
(a) in subsection (2A)— | ||
(i) in paragraph (a), by the insertion of the following definitions: | ||
“‘alternative assessment’ has the meaning given to it by section 89(2A); | ||
‘environmental report’ means a report prepared in accordance with Regulation 7 of the Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Regulations 2022 ( S.I. No. 719 of 2022 );”, | ||
(ii) in paragraph (b), by the insertion of “, other than a designated application,” after “an application for a licence”, | ||
(iii) in paragraph (ba), by the insertion of “, other than a designated application,” after “an application for a licence”, | ||
(iv) in paragraph (c), by the insertion of “, other than a designated application,” after “an application for a licence”, | ||
(v) by the insertion of the following paragraphs after paragraph (c): | ||
“(ca) An alternative assessment shall be carried out by the Agency in respect of a designated application. | ||
(cb) A person making a designated application shall submit an environmental report to the Agency with the application.”, | ||
(vi) in paragraph (d), by the insertion of “, other than a person making a designated application,” after “an applicant for a licence”, and | ||
(vii) in paragraph (g), by the insertion of “or, as the case may be, an alternative assessment” after “an environmental impact assessment”, | ||
and | ||
(b) in subsection (3)(e)— | ||
(i) in subparagraph (i), by the insertion of “or the environmental report (if any)” after “environmental impact assessment report (if any)”, | ||
(ii) in subparagraph (ii), by the insertion of “or the environmental report” after “environmental impact assessment report”, and | ||
(iii) in subparagraph (iii), by the insertion of “or the environmental report” after “environmental impact assessment report”. |