Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Act 2023

Amendment of section 83 of Act of 1992

4. Section 83 of the Act of 1992 is amended—

(a) in subsection (2A)—

(i) in paragraph (a), by the insertion of the following definitions:

“‘alternative assessment’ has the meaning given to it by section 89(2A);

‘environmental report’ means a report prepared in accordance with Regulation 7 of the Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Regulations 2022 ( S.I. No. 719 of 2022 );”,

(ii) in paragraph (b), by the insertion of “, other than a designated application,” after “an application for a licence”,

(iii) in paragraph (ba), by the insertion of “, other than a designated application,” after “an application for a licence”,

(iv) in paragraph (c), by the insertion of “, other than a designated application,” after “an application for a licence”,

(v) by the insertion of the following paragraphs after paragraph (c):

“(ca) An alternative assessment shall be carried out by the Agency in respect of a designated application.

(cb) A person making a designated application shall submit an environmental report to the Agency with the application.”,

(vi) in paragraph (d), by the insertion of “, other than a person making a designated application,” after “an applicant for a licence”, and

(vii) in paragraph (g), by the insertion of “or, as the case may be, an alternative assessment” after “an environmental impact assessment”,

and

(b) in subsection (3)(e)—

(i) in subparagraph (i), by the insertion of “or the environmental report (if any)” after “environmental impact assessment report (if any)”,

(ii) in subparagraph (ii), by the insertion of “or the environmental report” after “environmental impact assessment report”, and

(iii) in subparagraph (iii), by the insertion of “or the environmental report” after “environmental impact assessment report”.