Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act, 2001
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Application for a railway order. |
37.—(1) The Agency, CIÉ, or any other person with the consent of the Agency, may apply to the Minister for a railway order. | |
(2) An application under subsection (1) shall be made in writing in such form as the Minister may specify and shall be accompanied by— | ||
(a) a draft of the proposed order, | ||
(b) a plan of the proposed railway works, | ||
(c) in the case of an application by the Agency or a person with the consent of the Agency, a plan of any proposed commercial development of land adjacent to the proposed railway works, | ||
(d) a book of reference to a plan required under this subsection (indicating the identity of the owners and of the occupiers of the lands described in the plan), and | ||
(e) a statement of the likely effects on the environment (referred to subsequently in this Part as an “environmental impact statement”) of the proposed railway works, | ||
and a draft plan and book of reference shall be in such form as the Minister may specify or in a form to the like effect. | ||
(3) The Minister shall acknowledge receipt of an application under this section within 14 days of receiving it. | ||
(4) The construction of railway works, the subject of an application for a railway order under this Part, shall not be undertaken unless the Minister has granted an order under section 43 . |