37.—F36[(1) An application may be made to An Bord Pleanála ("the Board") for a railway order by the Dublin Transport Authority ("DTA"), the Agency, CIÉ or another person. Where any part of the proposed railway works in the application is within the functional area of the DTA the applicant (not being the DTA) must have obtained the prior written consent of the DTA for the application.

(2) An application under subsection (1) shall specify whether the application is in respect of a light railway, metro or otherwise.]

(3) An application under subsection (1) shall be made in writing in such form as the Minister may specify and shall be accompanied by—

(a) a draft of the proposed order,

(b) a plan of the proposed railway works,

(c) in the case of an application by the Agency or a person with the consent of the Agency, a plan of any proposed commercial development of land adjacent to the proposed railway works,

(d) a book of reference to a plan required under this subsection (indicating the identity of the owners and of the occupiers of the lands described in the plan), and

(e) F37[a report on] the likely effects on the environment (referred to subsequently in this Part as an "F38[environmental impact assessment report]") of the proposed railway works,

and a draft plan and book of reference shall be in such form as the Minister may specify or in a form to the like effect.

(4) The construction of railway works, the subject of an application for a railway order under this Part, shall not be undertaken unless the Board has granted an order under section 43.]

F39[(5) An application under subsection (1) shall be accompanied by an electronic version of each of the documents referred to in subsection (3) including the application itself.]