European Union (Waste Water Discharge) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 214 of 2020)
Source: Iris Oifigiúl 49 2020-06-19 00716-00717

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paragraphs: Citation, collective citations and construction
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paragraphs: Commencement
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paragraphs: Interpretation
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paragraphs: Repeals
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paragraphs: Amendment of Planning and Development Act 2000
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paragraphs: Amendment of Regulation 2
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paragraphs: Substitution of Regulation 3
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paragraphs: Amendment of Regulation 5
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paragraphs: Amendment of Regulation 6
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paragraphs: Amendment of Regulation 7
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paragraphs: Amendment of Regulation 9
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paragraphs: Amendment of Regulation 10
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paragraphs: Amendment of Regulation 11
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paragraphs: Amendment of Regulation 14
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paragraphs: Amendment of principal Regulations – insertion of Regulations 14A and 14B
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paragraphs: Amendment of Regulation 16
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paragraphs: Substitution of Regulation 17
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paragraphs: Amendment of principal Regulations - insertion of Regulations 17A – 17D
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paragraphs: Amendment of Regulation 18
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paragraphs: Amendment of principal Regulations – insertion of Regulation 18A
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paragraphs: Amendment of Regulation 19
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paragraphs: Amendment of Regulation 21
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paragraphs: Substitution of Regulation 22
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paragraphs: Amendment of principal Regulations – insertion of Regulations 22A and 22B
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paragraphs: Insertion of Part VA
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paragraphs: Amendment of principal Regulations – insertion of Regulation 24A
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paragraphs: Substitution of Regulation 25
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paragraphs: Amendment of Regulation 28
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paragraphs: Amendment of Regulation 29
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paragraphs: Amendment of Regulation 30
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paragraphs: Amendment of Regulation 31
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paragraphs: Amendment of principal Regulations – insertion of Regulation 31A
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paragraphs: Amendment of Regulation 34
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paragraphs: Amendment of Regulation 36
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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Waste Water Discharge) Regulations 2020.
(2) Part II shall be included in the collective citation “Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2020” and shall be construed together as one.
(3) The Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 684 of 2007 ), the Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 ( S.I. No. 231 of 2010 ), the Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2016 ( S.I. No. 652 of 2016 ) and these Regulations, other than Part II, may be collectively cited as the European Union (Waste Water Discharge) Regulations 2007 to 2020.
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paragraphs: These Regulations shall come into operation on 30 June 2020.
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paragraphs: In these Regulations, save where the context otherwise requires, “principal Regulations” means the Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) Regulations 2007 ( S.I. No. 684 of 2007 ).
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paragraphs: Regulation 2, other than the definition of “principal Regulations”, and Regulations 3 and 4 of the Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2016 ( S.I. No. 652 of 2016 ) are repealed.
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paragraphs: The Planning and Development Act 2000 is amended by the insertion of the following section:
“Environmental impact assessment relating to waste water discharges
173C (1) Where a planning authority or the Board is considering an application for permission referred to in subparagraph (a) of paragraph (3A) (inserted by subparagraph (b) of Regulation 16 of the Regulations of 2020) of Regulation 16 of the Regulations of 2007, it shall, upon the request in writing of the person who made the application and not later than 3 working days from the date of the request, provide that person with –
(a) the confirmation first-mentioned in the said subparagraph (a), and
(b) in circumstances where an environmental impact assessment in relation to the application is not required, the confirmation referred to in clause (ii) of the said subparagraph (a).
(2) Where a planning authority or the Board grants a permission referred to in subparagraph (b) of paragraph (3A) of Regulation 16 of the Regulations of 2007 but did not require an environmental impact assessment in relation to the application for that permission, it shall, upon the request in writing of the person to whom the permission was granted and not later than 3 working days from the date of the request, provide that person with the confirmation referred to in clause (ii) of the said subparagraph (b).
(3) (a) A planning authority shall comply with a request under subparagraph (a) of paragraph (6) (inserted by Regulation 22 of the Regulations of 2020) of Regulation 21 of the Regulations of 2007 within the period second-mentioned in that subparagraph.
(b) The Board shall comply with a request under subparagraph (a) of paragraph (6) of Regulation 21 of the Regulations of 2007 within the period second-mentioned in that subparagraph.
(4) (a) A planning authority shall comply with a request under subparagraph (a) of paragraph (7) of Regulation 21 of the Regulations of 2007 within the period second-mentioned in that subparagraph.
(b) The Board shall comply with a request under subparagraph (a) of paragraph (7) of Regulation 21 of the Regulations of 2007 within the period second-mentioned in that subparagraph.
(5) (a) A planning authority shall comply with a request under subparagraph (a) of paragraph (8) of Regulation 21 of the Regulations of 2007 within the period specified in that subparagraph.
(b) The Board shall comply with a request under subparagraph (a) of paragraph (8) of Regulation 21 of the Regulations of 2007 within the period specified in that subparagraph.
(6) Where a planning authority or the Board is considering an application for permission referred to in subparagraph (a) of paragraph (1) (inserted by Regulation 26 of the Regulations of 2020) of Regulation 24A of the Regulations of 2007, it shall, upon the request in writing of the person who made the application and not later than 3 working days from the date of the request, provide that person with –
(a) the confirmation first-mentioned in the said subparagraph (a), and
(b) in circumstances where an environmental impact assessment in relation to the application is not required, the confirmation second-mentioned in that subparagraph.
(7) Where a planning authority or the Board grants a permission referred to in subparagraph (b) of paragraph (1) of Regulation 24A of the Regulations of 2007 but did not require an environmental impact assessment in relation to the application for that permission, it shall, upon the request in writing of the person to whom the permission was granted and not later than 3 working days from the date of the request, provide that person with the confirmation referred to in that subparagraph.
(8) Where a planning authority or the Board is considering an application for permission in respect of development –