S.I. No. 60/1995 - Environmental Protection Agency (Licensing Fees) (Amendment) Regulations, 1995.


S.I. No. 60 of 1995.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (LICENSING FEES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1995.

The Minister for the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 6,82 and 94 of the Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992 (No. 7 of 1992), hereby makes the following Regulations:

1 Citation.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Protection Agency (Licensing Fees) (Amendment) Regulations, 1995.

2 Commencement.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 3rd day of April, 1995.

3 Substitution of Schedule.

3. The Environmental Protection Agency (Licensing fees) Regulations, 1994 are hereby amended by the substitution for the Schedule thereof of the following Schedule:

"SCHEDULE

PART I

Fees payable to the Agency in respect of an application for a licence or review of a licence or revised licence.

(1)

(2)

(3)

Paragraph No. and activity or class of activity in the First Schedule to the Act

Amount of fee for an application for a licence (article 4)

Amount of fee for a review of a licence or revised licence (article 6)

Small Activity

Large Activity

Small Activity

Large Activity

£

£

£

£

1. Minerals and Other Materials

4,500

10,000

3,500

7,000

2. Energy

6,000

13,000

4,500

10,000

3. Metals

4,000

7,000

3,000

5,500

4. Mineral Fibres and Glass

4,000

7,000

2,500

5,500

5. Chemicals (excluding 5.6)

6,000

16,000

4,500

11,500

5.6 The manufacture of pesticides, pharmaceutical or veterinary products and their intermediates

8,000

18,000

6,000

13,000

7. Food and Drink

4,500

10,000

3,500

7,000

8. Wood, Paper. Textiles and Leather

4,000

7,000

2,500

5,500

10. Cement

6,000

13,000

4,500

10,000

11. Waste

4,500

11,000

3,500

8,000

12. Surface Coating

4,000

7,000

2,500

5,500

13. Other Activities

4,000

7,000

2,500

5.500

PART II

Other fees payable to the Agency in relation to licences or revised licences.

(1)

(2)

(3)

Amount of Fee

£

Article 5

Application for review of a licence or revised licence

100

Article 8 (2)

Objection by the applicant or licensee

200

Objection by any other person other than a person mentioned in article 8 (3)

100

Article 8 (3)

Reduced fee for an objection

50

".

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment, this 10th day of March, 1995.

BRENDAN HOWLIN,

Minister for the Environment.

The Minister for Finance hereby consents, in accordance with section 94 (3) of the Act, to these Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 10th

day of March, 1995.

RUAIRI QUINN,

Minister for Finance.

The Minister for Enterprise and Employment hereby consents, in accordance with section 94 (3) of the Act, to these Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Enterprise and Employment, this 10th day of March, 1995.

RICHARD BRUTON,

Minister for Enterprise and Employment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations amend the Environmental Protection Agency (Licensing Fees) Regulations, 1994 ( S.I. No. 130 of 1994 ) by substituting for the schedule to those Regulations a schedule which includes fees payale to the Agency for applications for licences, reviews of licences or revised licences, and objections, in respect of an extended range of activities in the First Schedule to the Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992 .