S.I. No. 447/2024 - Environmental Protection Agency (Industrial Emissions) (Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2024


Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 13th September, 2024.

I, EAMON RYAN, Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 6 and 89 of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 (No. 7 of 1992) and for the purpose of giving further effect to Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 20101 , hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Protection Agency (Industrial Emissions) (Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2024.

2. Regulation 9 of the Environmental Protection Agency (Industrial Emissions) (Licensing) Regulations 2013 ( S.I. No. 137 of 2013 ) is amended by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (2)(x):

“(2A) Where information supplied in accordance with the requirements provided for in Directive 2011/92/EU2 or a safety report prepared in accordance with Directive 2012/18/EU3 or other information produced in response to other legislation fulfils any of the requirements of paragraph (2), that information may be included in, or attached to, an application for a licence.”.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

9 September, 2024.

EAMON RYAN,

Minister for the Environment,

Climate and Communications.

1 OJ No. L 334, 17.12.2010, p17

2 OJ L 26, 28.1.2012, p1

3 OJ L 197, 24.7.2012, p1