S.I. No. 205/1993 - Air Navigation (Protected Area) Order, 1993.

S.I. No. 205 of 1993.

AIR NAVIGATION (PROTECTED AREA) ORDER, 1993.

I, BRIAN COWEN, Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications, being of the opinion that the unrestricted use of the area of land specified in Article 2 of this Order in the vicinity of the aerodrome known as Shannon Airport would interfere with the navigation of aircraft flying to or from that aerodrome, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 14 of the Air Navigation and Transport Act, 1950 (No. 4 of 1950), and the Communications (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1991 ( S.I. No. 26 of 1991 ) and the Tourism, Transport and Communications (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1993 ( S.I. No. 17 of 1993 ) hereby order as follows:—

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Air Navigation (Protected Area) Order, 1993.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 15th day of July, 1993.

2. (1) It is hereby declared that the land specified in paragraph (2) of this Article shall be a protected area for the purposes of this Order.

(2) The land referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article is in the area of land in the townlands of Knockaun and Smithstown in the county of Clare that is enclosed on the map annexed hereto within the inner margin of the black line and hatched thereon in black.

3. It is hereby declared that, within the protected area, it shall not be lawful for any person save under and in accordance with a permit granted by the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications,

( a ) to erect or add to any building, or

( b ) to erect or place any post, pole, tree or other thing, so that any part of the building, post, pole, tree or other thing will be at a height greater than five metres.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 9th day of June, 1993.

BRIAN COWEN,

Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order establishes a protected area of 300 metres radius around the Doppler Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Radio Range and Distance Measuring Equipment which is sited at Knockaun, Shannon, County Clare. This equipment provides navigational information to aircraft flying to or from Shannon Airport or those within the Shannon Flight Information Region. The Minister may grant permits where any proposed development within the protected area would not interfere with the navigation of aircraft flying to or from Shannon Airport or those within Shannon Flight Information Region.

SCHEDULE

Protected area in the townlands of Knognaun, and Smithstown Shannon