Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015

Number 29 of 2015

ENVIRONMENT (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2015

REVISED

Updated to 31 July 2024

This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.

All Acts up to and including the Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (30/2024), enacted 23 July 2024, and all statutory instruments up to and including the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Act 2024 (Commencement) Order 2024 (S.I. No. 391 of 2024), made 31 July 2024, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.

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Number 29 of 2015


ENVIRONMENT (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2015

REVISED

Updated to 31 July 2024


CONTENTS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title, construction and commencement

2. Definitions

PART 2

Amendment of Bourn Vincent Memorial Park Act 1932

Chapter 1

Interpretation for Part 2

3. Interpretation for Part 2

Chapter 2

Transfer

4. Transfer of functions to Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

5. Construction of references

Chapter 3

Provisions consequent upon transfer of functions under section 4

6. Transfer of land and other property

7. Transfer of rights and liabilities, and continuation of leases, licences and permissions

8. Liability for loss occurring before appointed day

9. Provisions consequent upon transfer of functions, assets and liabilities

Chapter 4

Amendment of Act of 1932

10. Amendment of section 3 of Act of 1932

11. Amendment of section 11 of Act of 1932

12. Amendment of section 12 of Act of 1932

13. Amendment of section 13 of Act of 1932

14. Amendment of section 14 of Act of 1932

15. Amendment of section 21 of Act of 1932

16. Repeal of section 20 of Act of 1932

PART 3

Amendment of Finance (Excise Duties) (Vehicles) Act 1952

17. Amendment of Finance (Excise Duties) (Vehicles) Act 1952

PART 4

Amendment of Air Pollution Act 1987

18. Amendment of section 7 of Act of 1987

19. Amendment of section 12 of Act of 1987

20. Amendment of section 12A of Act of 1987

21. Fixed payment notice for certain offences relating to paints, varnishes and vehicle refinishing products or activities (Repealed)

22. Fixed payment notice for offence relating to organic solvents (Repealed)

23. Amendment of section 14 of Act of 1987

24. Part IA of Act of 1987

25. Amendment of section 34 of Act of 1987

26. Amendment of section 53 of Act of 1987

PART 5

Amendment of Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992

27. Amendment of section 3 of Act of 1992

28. Amendment of section 82A of Act of 1992

29. Amendment of section 99A of Act of 1992

30. Amendment of First Schedule to Act of 1992

PART 6

Amendment of Finance (No. 2) Act 1992

31. Amendment of section 20 of Finance (No. 2) Act 1992

32. Amendment of section 20B of Finance (No. 2) Act 1992

PART 7

Amendment of Waste Management Act 1996

33. Amendment of section 5 of Act of 1996

34. Amendment of section 10 of Act of 1996

35. Fixed payment notice for certain offences relating to producer responsibility

36. Fixed payment notice for certain offences relating to waste collection permit

37. Amendment of section 34 of Act of 1996

38. Review of waste collection permit

39. Insertion of sections 34B to 34D in Act of 1996

40. Amendment of section 39 of Act of 1996

41. Amendment of section 41 of Act of 1996

42. Amendment of section 50 of Act of 1996

43. Transitional and savings provisions consequent on Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015

PART 8

Amendment of Section 6 of Local Government Act 1998

44. Amendment of section 6 of Local Government Act 1998

PART 9

Amendment of Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and Control of Dogs Act 1986

45. Amendment of Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010

46. Amendment of Control of Dogs Act 1986

PART 10

Water Charges

47. Water charges

48. Payment of charge on sale of property

49. Amendment of section 5 of Water Services Act 2014

50. Water conservation grant - database

51. Amendment of Water Services Act 2007



Number 29 of 2015


ENVIRONMENT (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2015

REVISED

Updated to 31 July 2024


An Act to make provision for transfer of certain functions under the Bourn Vincent Memorial Park Act 1932 to the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht; to amend and extend the Finance (Excise Duties) (Vehicles) Act 1952, the Air Pollution Act 1987, the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992, the Waste Management Act 1996, section 6 of the Local Government Act 1998; to amend the Water Services Act 2007, the Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 and the Water Services Act 2014; to amend other Acts and to provide for related matters.

[27th July, 2015]

Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows: