Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994
27GPeriods for advertising of applications and proposals
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27G Periods for advertising of applications and proposals
[Section 27G of Part 3 Inserted by No. 45 of 2007, s. 11, Applied:29 Nov 2007]
(1) [Section 27G Subsection (1) amended by No. 31 of 2020, s. 7, Applied:30 Nov 2020] Once a case for assessment in respect of an application or proposal has been lodged with the Board, the Board is to –
(a) in respect of an application referred to the Board under section 24(1) or section 25(1) , cause the Director to direct the relevant planning authority to advertise the application and to call for public submissions in respect of it; or
(b) [Section 27G Subsection (1) amended by No. 46 of 2017, s. 14, Applied:04 Dec 2017] in respect of a proposal referred by a person to the Board under section 27(1) or (2) , section 27AA or section 42P(6) , (7) or (8) or that is a proposal in an application referred to the Board under section 42I(2) or 42O(1) or (5) , advertise the proposal and call for public submissions in respect of it.
(2) Any person may make representations relating to an application or proposal –
(a) in the case of a class 2A assessment, within 14 days after the application or proposal is advertised; or
(b) in the case of a class 2B assessment, within 28 days after the application or proposal is advertised; or
(c) in the case of a class 2C assessment, within 42 days after the application or proposal is advertised.
(3) Notwithstanding section 57(5) of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 and subject to section 54 of that Act, the planning authority must comply with the Director's direction under of this section, unless the application is refused under of that Act.