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Contents

• Commencement
• Amendments and other effects
• SIs made under the Act

Commencement

Section	Commencement Date	Commencement Information
Whole Act	1 July 1997	Litter Pollution Act 1997 (Commencement) Order 1997 (S.I. No. 213 of 1997), art. 2

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision
Act included in collectively cited Litter Pollution Acts	36/2001, s.15(3)
References to chief executive construed	7/2024, ss. 1(3), 26 & sch. 1 part 2
Offence under is offence for purposes of arts. 36 and 38 of regs.	S.I. No. 821 of 2007, regs. 2, 22(l) (col. cit.)
Offence under is offence for purpose of s. 34(5)(a) of the Waste Management Acts 1996 to 2007	S.I. No. 820 of 2007, regs. 1(2), 21(l) (col. cit.)
Functns. conferred on local authorities.	37/2001, ss. 7, 63(2)(a)(i), sch. 12, pt. 1
Saving for regs., etc. made under.	27/2003, ss. 2, 59
S. 2 functions transferred and references construed	S.I. No. 393 of 2016, arts. 1(2), 2, 3 and sch. 1
S. 2 title of Minister changed subject to transitional provisions	S.I. No. 233 of 2003, arts. 1(2), 2-4
	S.I. No. 322 of 1997, arts. 1(2), 2, 3, 4-8
S. 2 amended	26/2022, ss. 1(2), 31
S. 11(3) amended	34/2024, ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 14
S. 11(7)(a) amended	34/2024, ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 14
S. 11(8) amended	34/2024, ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 14
S. 11(9) amended	34/2024, ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 14
S. 13 reserved function conferred	37/2001, s. 131A(1)(a),(4), sch. 14A pt. 1 (see also 1/2014, ss. 1(22), 21(3),(4), sch. 3)
S. 19 applied with modifications	S.I. No. 162 of 2019, reg. 4
S. 19(1) substit.	27/2003, ss. 2, 56(a)
S. 19(2) substit.	27/2003, ss. 2, 56(b)
S. 19(2A) inserted	27/2003, ss. 2, 56(b)
S. 19(7) substit.	9/2009, s. 9
S. 19(7)(b)(ii) substit.	27/2003, ss. 2, 56(c)
S. 19(7)(b)(ii) am.	37/2001, ss. 39, 42, sch. 9(3)(a)
S. 19(7)(c)(iii) amended	7/2024, ss. 1(3), 41(1)(a)
S. 19(7)(c)(iii) references construed	S.I. No. 162 of 2019, reg. 2(4)
S. 19(7)(c)(iv) amended	7/2024, ss. 1(3), 41(1)(b)
S. 19(7)(c)(v), (vi) inserted	7/2024, ss. 1(3), 41(1)(c)
S. 19(7)(d) del.	34/2012, s. 24
S. 21 reserved function conferred	37/2001, s. 131A(1)(a),(4), sch. 14A pt. 1 (see also 1/2014, ss. 1(22), 21(3),(4), sch. 3)
S. 21 substituted	27/2003, ss. 2, 57
S. 21(2)(b) am.	37/2001, ss. 39, 42, sch. 9(3)(b)
S. 21(3), constr. of certain refs. am.	37/2001, ss. 7, 113(1), 209(2)(d)
S. 21(3)(b) amended	7/2024, ss. 1(3), 41(2)
S. 23A inserted	26/2022, ss. 1(2), 32(1), (2)
S. 23A chief executive construed (Limerick City and County Council)	7/2024, ss. 1(3), 26(3) & sch. 1 part 2
S. 23B inserted	26/2022, ss. 1(2), 33
S. 23C inserted	26/2022, ss. 1(2), 34
S. 24, inserted	27/2003, ss. 2, 58
S. 24 amended	26/2022, ss. 1(2), 35
S. 28(1) amount prescribed	S.I. No. 359 of 1999, regs. 2, 3
S. 28(1) forms prescribed	S.I. No. 359 of 1999, regs. 2, 4
	S.I. No. 214 of 1997, reg 2, schedule
S. 28(1)(b) amended	26/2022, ss. 1(2), 36
	S.I. No. 558 of 2007, arts. 3, 4
	36/2001, s. 14(3)
	S.I. No. 359 of 1999, reg. 3
S. 28(4) rep.	36/2001, s. 14(7)
S. 35(1) (2), rep. with saver.	37/2001, ss. 5(1), 6, 7 sch. 3, pt. 1

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
S. 28	Litter Pollution Regulations 1999 (S.I. No. 359 of 1999)
	Litter Pollution Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 214 of 1997)
S. 31	Litter Pollution Regulations 1999 (S.I. No. 359 of 1999)
	Litter Pollution Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 214 of 1997)