Transport (Dublin Light Rail) Act, 1996
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Further information to Minister. |
7.—(1) Where the Minister is of opinion that an environmental impact statement furnished under section 3 does not comply with the provisions of section 5 , or where he or she otherwise considers it necessary so to do, he or she shall require the Board to furnish him or her with a document containing such further information in relation to the likely effects on the environment of the proposed light railway works as he or she may specify and the Board shall comply with any such requirement. | |
(2) (a) If the document furnished under subsection (1) contains significant data in relation to the likely effects on the environment of the proposed light railway works, the Minister shall require the Board— | ||
(i) to deposit and keep deposited at the place or each of the places appointed by the Minister, a copy of the aforesaid document, | ||
(ii) to publish in one or more newspapers circulating in the area to which the proposed light railway order relates a notice stating that further information in relation to the likely effects on the environment of the proposed light railway works has been furnished to the Minister, that copies of the document containing the information will be available for inspection free of charge and for purchase by members of the public, at the place or each of the places appointed by the Minister at specified times during the period of 4 weeks beginning on the day of publication of the notice and that submissions in relation to the further information may be made to the Minister before the expiration of the said period, | ||
(iii) to serve notice of the furnishing of the further information to the Minister, together with relevant extracts from the document aforesaid, on any person on whom notice was served pursuant to section 6 (1) and to indicate to the person concerned that submissions in relation to the further information may be made to the Minister during the period of 4 weeks beginning on the day on which the notice is sent to the person concerned by the Board. | ||
(b) Copies of further information in respect of which notice is published pursuant to a requirement under subsection (2) (a) (ii) shall be made available for purchase by members of the public during the period specified therein for such fee as the Board may fix not exceeding the reasonable cost of making such copies. | ||
(3) Members of the public may inspect the further information deposited under this section free of charge at the times and during the period specified in the notice referred to in subsection (2) (a) (ii). | ||
(4) A person may, during the appropriate period specified in subsection (2), make submissions in writing to the Minister in relation to the further information deposited under this section. |