Forestry (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 498 of 2017)

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS. S.I. No. 498 of 2017 ———————— FORESTRY (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2017 2 [498] S.I. No. 498 of 2017 FORESTRY (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2017 I, MICHAEL CREED, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 6, 10, 17, 22 and 30 of the Forestry Act 2014 (No. 31 of 2014) and for the purpose of giving effect to Directive No 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 20111 as amended by Directive 2014/52/EU of the Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 20142, insofar as it applies to development consent in respect of certain proposed forestry related activities, hereby make the follow ing regulations: 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Forestry (Amendment) Regu lations 2017. 2. The Forestry Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 191 of 2017) are amended by sub stituting Regulation 13(3) for the following: (3) A person shall— “(a) in respect of development referred to in paragraphs (2)(a) or (2)(b), submit (i) an EIS with his or her application, and (ii) details of registration of the application requiring environ mental impact assessment with the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, or (b) in respect of development referred to in paragraph (2)(c) or (2)(d), on request from the Minister, submit (i) an EIS to accompany his or her application, and (ii) details of registration of the application requiring environ mental impact assessment with the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government.”. 1OJ L26, 28.1.2012, p.1 2OJ L124, 25.4.2014, p.1 Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in “Iris Oifigiúil” of 21st November, 2017. [498] 3 Given under my Official Seal, 9 November 2017. MICHAEL CREED, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH ARNA FHOILSIÚ AG OIFIG AN tSOLÁTHAIR Le ceannach díreach ó FOILSEACHÁIN RIALTAIS, 52 FAICHE STIABHNA, BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH 2 (Teil: 01 - 6476834 nó 1890 213434; Fax: 01 - 6476843) nó trí aon díoltóir leabhar. —————— DUBLIN PUBLISHED BY THE STATIONERY OFFICE To be purchased from GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS, 52 ST. STEPHEN'S GREEN, DUBLIN 2. (Tel: 01 - 6476834 or 1890 213434; Fax: 01 - 6476843) or through any bookseller. —————— €1.27 Wt. (B33101). 285. 11/17. Essentra. Gr 30-15.