Planning and Development, Heritage and Broadcasting (Amendment) Act 2021
Number 11 of 2021
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, HERITAGE AND BROADCASTING (AMENDMENT) ACT 2021
REVISED
Updated to 18 June 2025
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Planning and Development, Heritage and Broadcasting (Amendment) Act 2021. 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 Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2025 (5/2025), enacted 19 June 2025, and all statutory instruments up to and including Planning and Development Act 2024 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 256 of 2025), made 17 June 2025, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.
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Number 11 of 2021
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, HERITAGE AND BROADCASTING (AMENDMENT) ACT 2021
REVISED
Updated to 18 June 2025
CONTENTS
Preliminary and General
1. Short title, collective citations, construction and commencement
Provisions relating to heritage
Definitions
Amendment of Act of 2000
4. Amendment of section 13 of Act of 2000
5. Amendment of section 30 of Act of 2000
6. Amendment of section 51 of Act of 2000
7. Amendment of section 52 of Act of 2000
8. Amendment of section 177X of Act of 2000
9. Amendment of section 177Y of Act of 2000
10. Amendment of section 177AB of Act of 2000
11. Amendment of section 177AC of Act of 2000
Amendment of Wildlife Acts
12. Amendment of section 59 of Wildlife Act 1976
13. Amendment of section 16 of Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000
Amendment of European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011
14. Amendment of European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011
Planning matters in relation to heritage
15. Planning matters in relation to heritage
Amendment of Broadcasting Act 2009
Acts Referred to
Broadcasting Act 2009 (No. 18)
Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 1939 (No. 36)
Planning and Development Act 2000 (No. 30)
Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2020
Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000 (No. 38)
Wildlife Act 1976 (No. 39)
Wildlife Acts 1976 to 2018
Number 11 of 2021
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, HERITAGE AND BROADCASTING (AMENDMENT) ACT 2021
REVISED
Updated to 18 June 2025
An Act to amend the Planning and Development Act 2000, the Wildlife Act 1976, the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000 and the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011; to make provision in relation to certain planning matters relating to heritage carried out in the performance of certain functions; to amend the Broadcasting Act 2009; and to provide for related matters.
[30th May, 2021]
Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows: