Local Government (Planning and Development) (No. 2) Regulations, 1997
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government (Planning and Development) (No. 2) Regulations, 1997.
(2) The collective citation, "the Local Government (Planning and Development) Regulations, 1994 to 1997" shall include these Regulations.
2 Commencement
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paragraphs: These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1997.
3 Interpretation
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paragraphs: In these Regulations, "the 1994 Regulations" means the Local Government (Planning and Development) Regulations, 1994 ( S.I. No. 86 of 1994 ).
4 Amendment of Part I of the 1994 Regulations
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paragraphs: Article 3 of the 1994 Regulations is hereby amended by the insertion, after the definition of "the Board", of the following definition:
" 'DTI Strategy" has the meaning assigned to it by the Dublin Transportation Office (Establishment) Order, 1995 ( S.I. No. 289 of 1995 );'.
5 Amendment of Part II of the 1994 Regulations
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paragraphs: Article 5 of the 1994 Regulations is hereby substituted by the following article—
"5. The pre-scribed authorities for the purposes of section 21 (1) (a) of the Act of 1963 shall be—
( a ) Bord Failte Ãireann,
( b ) the Central Fisheries Board,
( c ) An Chomhairle EalaÃ­on,
( d ) the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland,
( e ) in the case of a planning authority any part of whose functional area is situate within an area which is affected by the DTI Strategy, the Dublin Transportation Office,
( f ) the Electricity Supply Board,
( g ) ForfÃ¡s,
( h ) the appropriate health board,
( i ) the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry,
( j ) the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht,
( k ) the Minister for Defence,
( l ) the Minister for Education,
( m ) the Minister for the Marine,
( n ) the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications,
( o ) the National Authority for Occupational Safety and Health,
( p ) the Heritage Council,
( q ) the appropriate Regional Fisheries Board,
( r ) in the case of a planning authority any part of whose functional area is situate within the functional area of the Shannon Free Airport Development Company Ltd, that Company,
( s ) An Taisce — the National Trust for Ireland,
( t ) the Minister,
( u ) the Board,
( v ) the National Roads Authority,
( w ) every planning authority whose area is contiguous to the area of the planning authority which prepared the draft,
( x ) every local authority in the area to which the draft relates, and
( y ) the regional authority established by order under section 43 of the Local Government Act, 1991 within whose region the functional area of the planning authority is situate, and any regional authority whose region is contiguous to the region of the first-mentioned authority.".
6 Amendment of Part IV of the 1994 Regulations
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paragraphs: Article 32 of the 1994 Regulations is hereby amended—
( a ) by the substitution in sub-article (1), paragraph (c) and in sub-article (4), paragraph (d) for "the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland" of "the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht", and
( b ) by the insertion, after paragraph (i) of sub-article (1), of the following paragraph:
"(ii) where it appears to the planning authority that the development might significantly impact on the implementation of the DTI Strategy — to the Dublin Transportation Office,".
7 Amendment of Part IX of the 1994 Regulations
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paragraphs: Article 122 of the 1994 Regulations is hereby amended—
( a ) by the substitution in sub-article (3), paragraphs (c) and (h), for "the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland" of "the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht", and
( b ) by the insertion, after sub-article (3) (g), of the following paragraph:
"(gg) where it appears to the local authority that the proposed development might significantly impact on the implementation of the DTI Strategy — to the Dublin Transportation Office,".
8 Amendment of Part X of the 1994 Regulations
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paragraphs: Article 132 of the 1994 Regulations is hereby amended—
( a ) by the substitution in sub-article (3), paragraphs (c) and (h), for "the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland" of "the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht", and
( b ) by the insertion, after sub-article (3) (f), of the following paragraph:
"(ff) where it appears to the local authority that the proposed development might significantly impact on the implementation of the DTI Strategy — to the Dublin Transportation Office,".
9 Amendment of Part XIV of the 1994 Regulations
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paragraphs: Article 163 of the 1994 Regulations is hereby amended by the substitution for "the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland" of "the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht".