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PART 9
Issuing of Guidelines and Matters Relating to Historic Heritage
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Guidelines for EIAs
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166. (1) The Minister, after consultation with such persons as he or she considers appropriate, may issue guidelines, not inconsistent with this Act or the EIA Directive, relating to dealing with historic heritage in the course of the preparation or carrying out of an EIA.
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(2) (a) A person who is preparing material that is intended to be used for the purpose of assisting the preparation or carrying out of an EIA shall have regard to guidelines issued under subsection (1) in the course of the preparation of that material to the extent that the guidelines are relevant to that material or EIA, or both.
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(b) The person to whom any material referred to in paragraph (a) is submitted shall also have regard to guidelines referred to in that paragraph in the person’s consideration of that material for the purpose referred to in that paragraph.
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(3) Nothing in this section or in guidelines issued under subsection (1) shall be construed to restrict the application of the EIA Directive in the State or any measures taken, or that may be taken, to implement the application of the EIA Directive in the State.
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