IRISH ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION

These Regulations revoke the European Communities (Quality of Bathing Water) Regulations, 1988 and the European Communities (Quality of Bathing Water) (Amendment) Regulations, 1989, which gave effect to Council Directive No. 76/160/EEC of 8th December, 1975 (O.J. No. L31/1, 5 February, 1976) concerning the quality of bathing water and which have been replaced by the Quality of Bathing Waters Regulations, 1992.>

These rules constitute the rules for the regulation of each of the fisheries co-operative societies established by the Minister under Section 4 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1991

This order

(a) establishes eight fisheries co-operatives societies in accordance with the provisions of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1991 and specifies the area assigned and the name of each society.

(b) designates the person to be trustee of the societies on their establishment.

An Act to make further provision, in accordance with the exigencies of the common good, for the protection and preservation of the foreshore and the seashore in the state and for that and other purposes to amend and extend The Foreshore Act, 1933. [20th July, 1992]

An act to make further and better provision for the protection of the environment and the control of pollution, to establish an environmental protection agency, for these and other purposes to increase certain existing monetary penalties and to provide for other matters connected with the matters aforesaid.[23rd April, 1992]

PART III FUNCTIONS OF THE AGENCY

58. Drinking water.

59. Sewage or other effluents.

60. Agency functions in relation to water or sewage treatment.

61. Monitoring in relation to sanitary authorities’ effluents.

62. Landfill sites for waste disposal.

63. Performance of statutory functions by local authorities.

64. Hydrometric programme.

65. Environmental monitoring programme.

66. Establishment of an accreditation scheme.

67. Access to monitoring results.

68. Monitoring activities of public authorities.

69. Environmental quality data storage system.

70. State of the environment reports.

71. Environmental research.

72. Environmental impact assessment.

73. Environmental approval.

74. Environmental audit.

75 Environmental quality objectives.

PART IV INTEGRATED POLLUTION CONTROL PART V GENERAL POLLUTION CONTROL

100. Extension to Agency of certain powers under Local Government (Water Pollution) Act, 1977.

101. Extension to Agency of certain powers under Air Pollution Act, 1987.

102. Management plans.

103. Emission limit values and quality standards.

104. Special reports and investigations.

105. Inquiries.

PART VI MISCELLANEOUS

106 Regulations for control of noise.

107 Power of local authority or Agency to require measures to be taken to prevent or limit noise.

108 Noise as a nuisance.

The Regulations provide for the phased extension of compulsory roadworthiness testing to light goods vehicles over 4 years old, every 2 years by 1st January, 1995, as required by Council Directive 88/449/EEC of 26th July, 1988.(1)

(1)OJ No. L222/10 of 12/8/1988.

The Regulations also set out revised fees for the testing of various categories of vehicles by authorised testing stations; and related documentation fees payable to motor tax offices

The Regulations also clarify the exemption of agricultural trailers from compulsory roadworthiness testing

The Regulations consolidate, with technical amendments, vehicle testing Regulations dating back to 1981.

These Regulations amend the Road Traffic (Removal, Storage and Disposal of Vehicles) Regulations, 1983 by increasing from £50 to £75 the charge for the release of a vehicle payable to a road authority or the Garda Commissioner by the owner of a vehicle which has been towed away in accordance with the Regulations and by increasing from £15 to £25 per day the storage charge payable for the period during which such vehicles have been stored.

These Regulations prescribe standards for the use of sewage sludge in agriculture. The Regulations give effect to Council Directive No. 86/278/EEC of 12th June, 1986 (O.J. No. L.181/6, 4th July, 1986), relating to the protection of the environment and in particular of the soil when sewage sludge is used in agriculture.