Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000
Decision not to make natural heritage area order.
17.—(1) Where the Minister decides, after publication in the Iris Oifigiúil of a notice pursuant to section 16, not to make a natural heritage area order relating to the lands concerned, every person on whom that notice was served under subsection (2)(b) of that section shall be informed accordingly by the Minister.
(2) The Minister shall, when informing a person under subsection (1), state the scientific grounds on which the decision was made.
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Functions transferred and references to "Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media" and "Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media" construed as Housing, Local Government and Heritage (24.06.2021) by Heritage (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 302 of 2021), arts. 2, 3, in effect as per art. 1(2), subject to transitional provisions in arts. 4, 5, 6, 8.
2. (1) The administration and business in connection with the exercise, performance or execution of any functions transferred by this Order are transferred to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
(2) References to the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media contained in any Act or any instrument made under an Act and relating to any administration and business transferred by paragraph (1) shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
3. (1) The functions vested in the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media –
(a) by or under any of the provisions of the Acts specified in Part 1 of the Schedule,
(b) under the Regulations specified in Part 2 of the Schedule, and
(c) to make a recommendation to which section 12(3)(b)(iii) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (No. 30 of 2000) applies and to make observations to which section 12(3)(b)(iv) of that Act applies,
are transferred to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
(2) References to the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media contained in any Act or instrument made under an Act and relating to any functions transferred by this Order shall, from the commencement of this Order, be construed as references to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
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SCHEDULE 1
PART 1
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Sections 16 to 18 of the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000 (No. 38 of 2000)
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