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Environment Protection Act 2017
445Payments out of the Environment Protection Fund
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445 Payments out of the Environment Protection Fund
(1) Money paid out of the Environment Protection Fund must—
(a) in the case of money paid into the Environment Protection Fund under section 444(b) or (c) or any penalty paid into the Environment Protection Fund under section 440(2)—be applied by the Authority for the purposes of protecting human health or the environment from pollution or waste; or
(b) in the case of money paid into the Environment Protection Fund under section 444(d)—be applied by the Authority in accordance with section 448; or
(c) in the case of money paid into the Environment Protection Fund under section 444(e)—be applied by the Authority for the purposes of Part 8.3.
(2) In addition to subsection (1), money may be paid out of the Environment Protection Fund if the Authority is required—
(a) to pay an amount to a liable person under Part 6.6; and
(b) to refund money paid into the Environment Protection Fund under section 444(c) or (d) as a result of a miscalculation or an error.
S. 446 inserted by No. 39/2018 s. 18 (as amended by Nos 27/2019 ss 32−40, 3/2020 ss 45, 46, 47/2020 s. 27).