Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Act 2009

Amendment of section 4 (prohibition of disposal of offshore installations and certain substances or material) of Act of 1996.

32.— Section 4 of the Act of 1996 is amended by substituting the following for subsection (3):

“(3) Subsection (2)(a) of this section shall not apply to any radioactive substances or material below low level as prescribed by the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland after consultation with the Agency. The Agency shall give notice of prescribing by causing a notice to that effect to be published in the Iris Oifigiúil.

(4) The low level standing prescribed for radioactive substances or material under this section before the commencement date (within the meaning of Part 3 of the Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Amendment) Act 2009) shall be deemed to have been prescribed on that date in accordance with subsection (3) of this section.”.