IRISH ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION

The purpose of these Regulations is to implement the Council Directive No. 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment insofar as it requires an environmental impact assessment of proposed motorways. The regulations provide for the incorporation of the environmental impact assessment requirements into the motorway scheme procedures set out in the Local Government (Roads and Motorways) Act, 1974 . The Act as amended by the regulations requires road authorities to prepare environmental impact studies of proposed motorways. It provides for the making of submissions to the Minister by specified bodies and the general public in relation to the environmental impact of proposed motorways and requires that the environmental impact of the proposed motorway be considered at the public local inquiry. Under the Act as so amended the Minister will consider the environmental impact study and submissions thereon before approving a motorway scheme.

These Regulations give effect to part of the EC Council Directive of 20th March, 1985, on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning the lead content of petrol. The Regulations lay down the values prescribed by the Directive for the benzene content of leaded petrol marketed on or after 1st October, 1989

These Regulations prescribe bathing water quality standards and the bathing areas to which they apply, together with the sampling programmes and the methods of analysis and inspection to be used by local authorities to determine compliance with the standards. The Regulations give effect to Council Directive No. 76/160/EEC of 8 December, 1975 (O.J. No. L31/1,5 February, 1976) concerning the quality of bathing water.

These Regulations prescribe standards for water intended for human consumption and the patterns and frequency of analyses required in order to monitor such standards. The Regulations give effect to Council Directive No. 80/778/EEC of 15th July, 1980 (O.J. No. L229/11, 30th August, 1980) relating to the quality of water intended for human consumption.

This Order prescribes the special local licence duties payable from 14 March 1988 in respect of fishing engines used on special tidal waters.

An act to make provision for the development of forestry and to provide for the establishment of a company for that purpose and for the assignment to the company of functions heretofore exercised by the minister for energy; and to provide for related matters. [13th July, 1988]

This Order establishes the Environmental Research Unit to provide for the Minister for the Environment and local authorities such research, analytical, monitoring, advisory or other services in relation to environmental or infrastructural matters as the Minister may direct from time to time. The Order provides for the appointment of a Management Committee to conduct the business of the Unit and for procedural, staffing and other related matters

An Act to give effect to the international convention on civil liability for oil pollution damage, 1969, done at Brussels on the 29th day of November, 1969; and to give effect to the protocol to the international convention on civil liability for oil pollution damage, 1969, done at London on the 19th day of November, 1976; and to give effect to the international convention on the establishment of an international fund for compensation for oil pollution damage, 1971, done at Brussels on the 18th day of December, 1971; and to give effect to the protocol to the international convention on the establishment of an international fund for compensation for oil pollution damage, 1971, done at London on the 19th day of November, 1976; and to make provision for the assessment of the liability, and compensation, for oil pollution damage; and to provide for matters connected with the matters aforesaid.[18th May, 1988]