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These Regulations establish procedures in relation to the making of applications for aquaculture licences and trial licences, including provisions for public notice and consultation, and also procedures for renewal and review of aquaculture licences, under the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1997 (No. 23). A person who wishes to apply for an aquaculture licence or a trial licence or for a review or renewal of an aquaculture licence shall make application to the Minister in accordance with regulation 4 and other provisions of these Regulations. An application under section 10 of the Act for an aquaculture licence in respect of seawater salmonid breeding installations shall be accompanied by an environmental impact statement. The Minister shall consult with a Member State of the European Community concerning the effects on the environment of proposed aquaculture in respect of which an environmental impact statement has been submitted under Regulation 5 if: (a) the Minister considers that the proposed aquaculture is likely to have significant effects on the environment in that Member State, or (b) the Member State requests the consultation on the grounds that it is likely to be significantly affected. (22 regulations completed by 4 Schedules: Information to be contained in an environmental impact statement; publication of an environmental impact statement in connection with an application for an aquaculture licence; Public notice application for an aquaculture licence under the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1997 (No. 23) Application for a foreshore licence under the Foreshore Act, 1933 (No. 12); Publication of further information received in respect of an environmental impact statement published in connection with an application for an aquaculture licence).
These Regulations establish procedures in relation to the making of applications for aquaculture licences and trial licences, including provisions for public notice and consultation, and also procedures for renewal and review of aquaculture licences, under the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1997 (No. 23). A person who wishes to apply for an aquaculture licence or a trial licence or for a review or renewal of an aquaculture licence shall make application to the Minister in accordance with regulation
Title:
Aquaculture (Licence Application) Regulations, 1998 (S.I. No. 236 of 1998).
Country:
Ireland
Type of document:
Regulation
Date of text:
1998
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