Legislation

The Access to Information on the Environment Regulations 1993 to 1998 gave citizens the right to significant amounts of information, insofar as information is available under the regulations.

The other principal legislation governing the activities of the Environment Department is as follows:

• The Public Health (Ireland) Act 1878
• The Local Government (Sanitary Services) Acts 1948 to 1964
• The Dangerous Substances Act 1972
• The Water Pollution Act 1977 and The Water Pollution Amendment Act 1990
• The Dangerous Substances Act 1979
• The Dangerous Substances regulations 1979
• The Local Government (Water Pollution) Regulations 1978, 1992 and 1996
• The Quality of Bathing Water Regulations 1988 and Amendment Regulations of 1989
• The Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act 1989
• The Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992
• The Environmental Protection Agency Noise Regulations 1994
• The Waste Management Act 1996
• The Waste Management (Licensing) Regulations 1997
• The Waste Management (Register) Regulations 1997
• The Waste Management (Farm Plastics) Regulations 1997
• The Waste Management (Packaging) Regulations 1997
• The Waste Management (Planning) Regulations 1997
• The European Union Transfrontier Shipment of Hazardous Waste Regulations 1994
• The Litter Pollution Act 1997
• Waste Management (Permit) Regulations 1998
• The European Union (Access to Information on the Environment) Regulations 1998
• The Derelict Sites Act 1990
• The Diseases of Animals Acts 1966 and 1979