PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ACT 2003

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Environment, Sustainability

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01/02/2003

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The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 authorizes the central government to protect and improve environmental quality, control and reduce pollution from all sources, and prohibit or restrict the setting and /or operation of any industrial facility on environmental grounds.

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14/07/2003

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This act was originally enacted by the Irish Government in 1986 but the latest update refers to 2003 Act. It is written within the 2003 act that the enactment of the legislation by government was 1986. See link: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2003/act/27/enacted/en/html

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Legal Act