Maritime Area Planning Act 2021

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Short title, collective citations, construction and commencement

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Maritime Area Planning Act 2021.

(2) The Foreshore Acts 1933 to 2014 and Chapters 1 and 3 of Part 9 may be cited together as the Foreshore Acts 1933 to 2021 and shall be construed together as one.

(3) The Electricity Regulation Acts 1999 to 2002 and Chapter 4 of Part 9 may be cited together as the Electricity Regulation Acts 1999 to 2021 and shall be construed together as one.

(4) The Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2020, Part 8 and Schedules 10 to 12 may be cited together as the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2021 and shall be construed together as one.

(5) Subject to subsection (6), this Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister may by order or orders appoint either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes and different provisions.

(6) Chapters 1 and 3 of Part 9 shall come into operation on the establishment day.

Annotations:

Editorial Notes:

E1

A table of commencement information ordered by section number is available at https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/isbc/2021_50.html.

E2

Power pursuant to subs. (5) exercised (17.07.2023) by Maritime Area Planning Act 2021 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 369 of 2023).

The 17th day of July 2023 is appointed as the day on which the following provisions of the Maritime Area Planning Act 2021 (No. 50 of 2021) shall come into operation:

(a) section 12;

(b) sections 40 to 55;

(c) sections 57 to 71;

(d) section 73;

(e) sections 105 to 109;

(f) Part 5;

(g) Part 7;

(h) Section 182;

(i) Schedules 7 and 8.

E3

Power pursuant to subs. (5) exercised (15.05.2023) by Maritime Area Planning Act 2021 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2023 (S.I. No. 225 of 2023).

2. The 15th day of May 2023 is appointed as the day on which Part 2 (other than Chapter 9) of the Maritime Area Planning Act 2021 (No. 50 of 2021) shall come into operation.

E4

Power pursuant to subs. (5) exercised (1.12.2022) by Maritime Area Planning Act 2021 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 4) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 599 of 2022).

2. The 1st day of December 2022 is appointed as the day on which section 56 of the Maritime Area Planning Act 2021 (No. 50 of 2021) shall come into operation.

E5

Power pursuant to subs. (5) exercised (1.10.2022) by Maritime Area Planning Act 2021 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 3) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 488 of 2022).

2. The 1st day of October 2022 is appointed as the day on which the following provisions of the Maritime Area Planning Act 2021 (No. 50 of 2021) shall come into operation:

(a) Part 8, and

(b) Schedules 10, 11 and 12.

E6

Power pursuant to subs. (5) exercised (31.07.2022) by Maritime Area Planning Act 2021 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 394 of 2022).

2. The 31st day of July 2022 is appointed as the day on which the following provisions of the Maritime Area Planning Act 2021 (No. 50 of 2021) shall come into operation:

(a) Part 1, other than sections 6 and 12,

(b) Chapter 4 of Part 9, and

(c) Schedules 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9.

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Power pursuant to subs. (5) exercised (10.03.2022) by Maritime Area Planning Act 2021 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 112 of 2022).

2. The 10th day of March 2022 is appointed as the day on which the following provisions of the Maritime Area Planning Act 2021 (No. 50 of 2021) shall come into operation:

(a) section 72;

(b) Part 4 (other than Chapter 12); and

(c) Part 6.