Air Pollution Act 1987

Transfer of functions.

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21. — (1) The Minister may, by regulations, provide that any function conferred on a local authority under this Act shall, in addition to or in lieu of, being performed by a local authority, be performed by such other person (including the Minister or another local authority) or body of persons as may be specified.

(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), regulations under this section may provide for the performance of any function conferred on a local authority by this Act by a body established under the Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) Act, 1971, for that purpose.

(3) Whenever regulations under this section are in force, a reference in this Act to a local authority shall be construed as including a reference to the person or body specified in the regulations and the function to which the regulations relate shall be a function of that person or body.

(4) Regulations under this section may contain such incidental, supplementary, consequential and transitional provisions (including provisions modifying any provision of this Act) as appear to the Minister to be necessary for the purpose of, in consequence of, or to give full effect to the regulations.

Annotations:

Editorial Notes:

E108

Power pursuant to section exercised (28.12.2016) by Air Quality Standards (Amendment) and Arsenic, Cadmium, Mercury, Nickel and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Ambient Air (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 659 of 2016), in effect as per reg. 2.

E109

Power pursuant to section exercised (23.02.2009) by Arsenic, Cadmium, Mercury, Nickel and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Ambient Air Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 58 of 2009), in effect as per reg. 2.

E110

Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to section exercised (16.02.2004) by Ozone in Ambient Air Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 53 of 2004), in effect as per reg. 2; revoked (12.04.2011) by Air Quality Standards Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 180 of 2011), reg. 27(3), in effect as per reg. 2.

E111

Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to section exercised (17.06.2002) by Air Quality Standards Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 271 of 2002), in effect as per reg. 2; revoked (12.04.2011) by Air Quality Standards Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 180 of 2011), reg. 27(2), in effect as per reg. 2.