Local Government (Water Pollution) (Amendment) Act, 1990

Amendment of section 19 of Principal Act.

14.—Section 19 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (2):

“(2A) Regulations under this section may make provision for—

(a) the payment to a sanitary authority of a fee of such amount as may be specified in respect of an application to it for a licence under section 16, and

(b) the payment to An Bord Pleanála of a fee of such amount as may be specified in respect of an appeal to it under section 20,

and any such regulations may make provision for—

(i) the payment of fees of different amounts in respect of different classes of such applications and appeals as aforesaid,

(ii) exemption from the payment of fees provided for under paragraph (a) or (b) in such circumstances as may be specified,

(iii) the waiver, remission or refund (in whole or in part) of such fees in such circumstances as may be specified, and

(iv) the manner in which such fees may be disposed of.

(2B) Where, pursuant to regulations under this section, a fee is payable to a sanitary authority in respect of an application for a licence under section 16, the sanitary authority shall not consider the application unless the fee is received by the sanitary authority.

(2C) Where, pursuant to regulations under this section, a fee is payable to An Bord Pleanála in respect of an appeal under section 20, the appeal shall not be entertained unless the fee is received by An Bord Pleanála before the expiration of the prescribed period referred to in subsection (1) of that section.

(2D) Where, pursuant to regulations under this section, a fee is payable to An Bord Pleanála in respect of a request for the oral hearing of an appeal, An Bord Pleanála shall not consider the request unless the fee is received by An Bord Pleanála.”.