Dumping at Sea Act, 1996.
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Type of law
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Abstract
This Act carries into effect in Ireland the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-east Atlantic.
Section 2 of the Act places restrictions at dumping at sea of vessels, aircraft, substances and material, whereas section 3 prohibits the incineration of substances or material in maritime area. The Minister may, after consultation with the Minister for the Environment, the Minister for Enterprise and Employment, the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications and such other Minister of the Government as the Minister considers appropriate, grant, or refuse to grant, a permit to a person who applies to the Minister for a permit authorizing the dumping of a specified vessel, aircraft or offshore installation, or a specified quantity of a specified substance or material in a specified place within a specified period of time or the loading onto the vessel or aircraft, of a specified quantity of a specified substance or material at a specified place within a specified period of time, which is intended to be dumped from the vessel or aircraft concerned (sect. 5). Section 6 provides for powers of appointed officers. Remaining provisions prescribe offences and penalties and deal with related matters.
Section 2 of the Act places restrictions at dumping at sea of vessels, aircraft, substances and material, whereas section 3 prohibits the incineration of substances or material in maritime area. The Minister may, after consultation with the Minister for the Environment, the Minister for Enterprise and Employment, the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications and such other Minister of the Government as the Minister considers appropriate, grant, or refuse to grant, a permit to a person who applies to the Minister for a permit authorizing the dumping of a specified vessel, aircraft or offshore installation, or a specified quantity of a specified substance or material in a specified place within a specified period of time or the loading onto the vessel or aircraft, of a specified quantity of a specified substance or material at a specified place within a specified period of time, which is intended to be dumped from the vessel or aircraft concerned (sect. 5). Section 6 provides for powers of appointed officers. Remaining provisions prescribe offences and penalties and deal with related matters.
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An Act to make further provision to control dumping at sea, to give effect to the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-east Atlantic done at Paris on the 22nd day of september, 1992, and for those purposes to repeal and re-enact with amendments the Dumping at Sea Act, 1981, and to provide for related matters.
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All Acts up to and including the Child and Family Agency (Amendment) Act 2021 (34/2021), enacted 24 November 2021, and all statutory instruments up to and including the Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 601 of 2021), made 17 November 2021, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.
Repealed
No
Source language
English
Legislation status
in force
Legislation Amendment
No
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