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Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994
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5A Assessment of reasonable costs and expenses
[Section 5A Inserted by No. 56 of 2000, s. 5, Applied:14 Jul 2000] For the purposes of this Act, the reasonable costs and expenses that have been or would be incurred by the Director, a council or some other public authority or person in taking any action are to be assessed by reference to the reasonable costs and expenses that would have been or would be incurred in having the action taken by independent contractors engaged for that purpose.