Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992
| Extension to Agency of certain powers under Air Pollution Act, 1987 . |
101.—(1) The Minister may, by order, provide that any provision of the Air Pollution Act, 1987 , specified in the order shall, to such extent as may be so specified, apply in relation to the Agency. |
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(2) An order under subsection (1) in relation to a particular provision may provide that— |
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( a ) a function conferred on a local authority by the provision may, in addition to or in lieu of that authority, be exercised by the Agency, |
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( b ) anything required by the provision to be done in relation to a local authority may, in addition to or in lieu of that authority, be done in relation to the Agency, |
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( c ) a reference in the provision to a local authority may include or be substituted by a reference to the Agency. |
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(3) An order under this section may contain such incidental and consequential provisions as the Minister considers appropriate, including provision for the modification of any provision of the Air Pollution Act, 1987 , as it applies in relation to the Agency. |