Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in |
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"Iris Oifigiúil" of 10th April, 2012. |
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I, PHIL HOGAN, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 231 of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 , as amended, hereby make the following Regulations: |
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Citation. |
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1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2012. |
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(2) These Regulations and the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2011 shall be construed as one and may be collectively cited as the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2012. |
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Interpretation. |
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2. In these Regulations, except where the context otherwise requires, "the Regulations" means the Planning and Development Regulations, 2001 ( S.I. No. 600 of 2001 ), as amended. |
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Commencement. |
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3. These Regulations shall come into operation on the date of signature. |
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Amendment of Article 186 of the Regulations. |
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4. Article 186(1) of the Regulations is amended by the substitution of "10 weeks" for "16 weeks" wherever it occurs. |
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Amendment of Article 191 of the Regulations. |
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5. Article 191(1) of the Regulations is amended by the insertion of "and the local authority shall not make a decision on the application until the applicant has supplied the requested information" after "any such request". |
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, |
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4 April 2012. |
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PHIL HOGAN T.D., |
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Minister for the Environment Community and LocalGovernment. |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE |
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(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) |
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These Regulations amend the Planning and Development Regulations, 2001 to reduce the period prior to the event that an application for a licence for an outdoor event must be made from 16 weeks to 10 weeks. |