Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026

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Number 5 of 2026

ENVIRONMENT (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2026

CONTENTS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title, collective citation and construction, and commencement

2. Definitions

3. Repeals and revocations

PART 2

Amendments to Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992

4. Amendment of section 3 of Act of 1992

5. Appointment of Director General of Agency

6. Amendment of section 21 of Act of 1992

7. Appointment of director of Agency

8. Amendment of section 24 of Act of 1992

9. Amendment of section 51 of Act of 1992

10. Amendment of section 82D of Act of 1992

11. Amendment of section 83 of Act of 1992

12. Amendment of section 85 of Act of 1992

13. Amendment of section 87 of Act of 1992

14. Non-application of proposed determination procedure to certain applications

15. Applications for licences in certain emergency circumstances

16. Review of part of licence or revised licence and periods for decision-making

17. Amendment of section 96 of Act of 1992

18. Amendment of section 99A of Act of 1992

19. Amendment of section 99H of Act of 1992

PART 3

Amendments to Waste Management Act 1996

20. Amendment of section 7 of Act of 1996

21. Amendment of section 37 of Act of 1996

22. Amendment of section 40 of Act of 1996

23. Amendment of section 42 of Act of 1996

24. Amendment of section 42B of Act of 1996

25. Non-application of proposed decision procedure to certain applications

26. Applications for licences in certain emergency circumstances

27. Review of part of waste licence and periods for decision-making

28. Amendment of section 50 of Act of 1996

PART 4

Amendment to Litter Pollution Act 1997

29. Punishment for offences

PART 5

Amendments to Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022

30. Green public procurement criteria and guidance

31. Amendment of section 8 of Act of 2022

Acts Referred to

Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (No. 26)

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 (No. 46)

Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 (No. 7)

Litter Pollution Act 1997 (No. 12)

Planning and Development Act 2000 (No. 30)

Planning and Development Act 2024 (No. 34)

Waste Management Act 1996 (No. 10)

Waste Management Acts 1996 to 2011

Number 5 of 2026

ENVIRONMENT (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2026

An Act to provide for the making of applications for licences, or applications for reviews of licences, under Part IV of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 or under Part V of the Waste Management Act 1996 in certain emergency circumstances; to give effect to Articles 1(3) and 2(4) of Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011¹ on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, as amended by Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014² , in relation to applications for, or applications for reviews of, such licences; to make provision in relation to periods for decision-making relating to certain applications for, and reviews of, such licences; to enable the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out reviews of parts of licences under Part IV of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 or under Part V of the Waste Management Act 1996 in certain circumstances; to make provision in relation to the appointment of the Director General and directors of the Environmental Protection Agency; to make provision in relation to powers of the High Court or Circuit Court in relation to activities in contravention of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 ; for those and other purposes to amend the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 and the Waste Management Act 1996 ; to make provision in relation to offences relating to litter and for that purpose to amend the Litter Pollution Act 1997 ; to provide for the making of guidance and criteria in relation to green public procurement; to make provision in relation to the reporting by certain public bodies on the integration of green public procurement criteria into procurement processes; for those and other purposes to amend the Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 ; and to provide for related matters.

[12th March, 2026]

Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows:

¹ OJ No. L. 26, 28.1.2012, p. 1

² OJ No. L. 124, 25.4.2014, p. 1