National Oil Reserves Agency Act 2007
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Duty of authorised officers to report certain matters. |
49.— (1) An authorised officer who, after entering premises under section 47 or under the authority of a warrant issued under section 48 , forms the opinion in the course of exercising his or her powers under section 47 that— | |
(a) a relevant activity has been or is being carried on by any person at the premises otherwise than in compliance with a regulatory provision, or | ||
(b) there is a risk to the health, safety or welfare of any employees at work on the premises, | ||
shall report the matter to the appropriate authority. | ||
(2) In this section— | ||
“appropriate authority” means— | ||
(a) a member of the Garda Síochána, | ||
(b) the Health and Safety Authority, | ||
(c) the Environmental Protection Agency, | ||
(d) the local authority in whose administrative area the premises are located, or | ||
(e) the Revenue Commissioners; | ||
“regulatory provision” means— | ||
(a) any provision that is contained in or made under an enactment passed for the protection of employees, the protection of the environment or the regulation of planning and development, or | ||
(b) any provision of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Finance Act 1999 or of a regulation made under section 104 of that Act. |