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Contents

• Commencement
• Amendments and other effects
• SIs made under the Act

Commencement

Section	Commencement Date	Commencement Information
Ss. 1-14	23 August 2011	Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 433 of 2011), art. 2(a)
Ss. 15-19	21 September 2011	Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Commencement) (Part 5) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 474 of 2011) , art. 2(a)
Ss. 20-21	23 August 2011	Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 433 of 2011), art. 2(b)
Ss. 22-27	21 September 2011	Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Commencement) (Part 5) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 474 of 2011) , art. 2(b)
Ss. 28-29	15 November 2011	Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Commencement) (Part 5) (No. 2) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 583 of 2011), art. 2
Ss. 30-42	21 September 2011	Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Commencement) (Part 5) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 474 of 2011) , art. 2(c)
Ss. 43-47	23 August 2011	Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 433 of 2011), art. 2(c)
S. 48 other than in so far as it relates to Local Government Act 2001 (37/2001), ss. 188, 191, 194 (3)	31 January 2019	Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 23 of 2019), art. 2
S. 48 in so far only as it relates Local Government Act 2001 (37/2001), ss. 188, 191, 194(3)	7 September 2011	Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 446 of 2011), art. 2
S. 49		Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 1(5)

Amendments and other effects

How Affected	Affecting Provision
References construed	Local Government Reform Act 2014 (No. 1 of 2014), ss. 1(22), 9(2),(3), 25(2)
S. 3 court fees excluded for certain proceedings under	Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court (Fees) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 492 of 2014), arts. 1(2), 8
	Supreme Court and High Court (Fees) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 24 of 2014), arts. 1(2), 8
	Supreme Court and High Court (Fees) (No. 2) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 466 of 2013), arts. 1(2), 7
	Supreme Court and High Court (Fees) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 239 of 2013), arts. 1(2), 8
S. 4(1) amended	Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 1(3), 61(a)
S. 4(1)(a) amended	Radiological Protection (Amendment) Act 2018 (8/2018), ss. 1(3), 33(a)(i)
S. 4(1)(b) amended	Radiological Protection (Amendment) Act 2018 (8/2018), ss. 1(3), 33(a)(ii)
S. 4(3)(a) amended	Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 301(a)
S. 4(3)(b) amended	Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 301(b)
S. 4(3)(c) inserted	Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 301(c)
S. 4(4)(h) substituted	Forestry Act 2014 (No. 31 of 2014), ss. 1(3), 31(3)
S. 4(4)(i) amended	Radiological Protection (Amendment) Act 2018 (8/2018), ss. 1(3), 33(b)
S. 4(4)(k) substituted	Minerals Development Act 2017 (23/2017), ss. 1(2), 250
S. 4(4)(n) amended	Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 38
	Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 1(3), 61(b)(i)
S. 4(4)(o) amended	Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 (26/2023), ss. 1, 241(a)
S. 4(4)(o) inserted	Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 1(3), 61(b)(ii)
S. 4(4)(p) amended	Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 (26/2023), ss. 1, 241(b)
S. 4(4)(p) inserted	Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (16/2018), ss. 1(3), 61(b)(ii)
S. 4(4)(q) inserted	Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 (26/2023), ss. 1, 241(c)
S. 4(6) amended	Radiological Protection (Amendment) Act 2018 (8/2018), ss. 1(3), 33(c)
S. 13(e) reference to Environment Fund construed	Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (26/2022), ss. 1(2), 9(3)
S. 37A inserted	European Union (Environmental Impact Assessment and Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 473 of 2011), regs. 1(b), 17(6)
S. 38A inserted	European Union (Environmental Impact Assessment and Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 473 of 2011), regs. 1(b), 17(7)
S. 48 amended	Local Government Reform Act 2014 (1/2014), s. 5(8) and sch. 2 part 6
S. 48(11) inserted	Local Government Reform Act 2014 (1/2014), s. 5(8) and sch. 2 part 6
S. 49 deleted	Local Government Act 2019 (1/2019), ss. 1(2), 47(2)
S. 189 certain functions transferred to Mayor of Limerick and references construed	7/2024, ss. 1(3), 10 & sch. 1 parts 1, 2

SIs made under the Act

Section	SIs made under the Act
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