17ARole of Director, EPA in relation to marine farming development plans in relation to finfish farming

17A Role of Director, EPA in relation to marine farming development plans in relation to finfish farming

[Section 17A Inserted by No. 46 of 2017, s. 34, Applied:04 Dec 2017]

(1)  The Director, EPA, by notice in writing to the Panel, may require –

(a) any matter, specified in the notice, that relates to environmental management of finfish farming, to be contained in –

(i) a draft plan, or draft amendment, that relates to finfish farming; or

(ii) any draft plan, or any draft amendment, that relates to finfish farming; and

(b) any matter, specified in the notice, that relates to environmental management of finfish farming, to be addressed in –

(i) an environmental impact statement; or

(ii) any environmental impact statement –

that is, under section 23 , to accompany a draft plan, or a draft amendment, in relation to finfish farming, or any draft plan, or any draft amendment, in relation to finfish farming; and

(c) any environmental management controls, specified in the notice, to be included in draft management controls, to which section 24 relates, that relate to finfish farming; and

(d) the Panel to consider, under section 29 or section 41 , a matter, specified in the notice, that relates to environmental management of finfish farming; and

(e) a matter, specified in the notice, that relates to environmental management of finfish farming, to be included in –

(i) a draft plan, in relation to finfish farming, to which a recommendation of the Panel under section 31(1) relates; or

(ii) a draft amendment, in relation to finfish farming, to which a notification under section 41A(1) relates.

(2)  The Panel must give to a person preparing a draft plan, or an amendment of a draft plan, in relation to finfish farming, a copy of any notice, given to the Panel under , that, in the opinion of the Panel, relates to the draft plan, or the amendment of a draft plan, being prepared.