European Communities (Marine Strategy Framework)(Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 265 of 2017).

These Regulations provide further for the transposition into Irish Law of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, giving further effect to Directive 2008/56/EC of 17 June 2008 and amend the European Communities 2011 in Regulation 5(6) by substituting “A plan of action referred to in paragraph (5)” for “Subject to paragraph (7), a plan of action referred to in paragraph (5)”, (b) by substituting the following for Regulation 5(7): “(7) Where a plan of action is devised in accordance with paragraphs (5) and (6), the Minister shall, in accordance with Article 5(3) of Directive 2008/56/EC, inform the Commission of the revised timetable, as provided for in that Article and invite the Commission to consider the supportive action referred to in that Article.”