AI-assisted research summary: This Act sets out changes to environmental licensing, EPA appointments, waste licensing, litter offences, and green public procurement.
Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026 Permanent Page URL View by Section Amharc de réir Ailt View Full Act Amharc ar an Acht Iomlán Bill History Stair Bille Commencement, Amendments, SIs made under the Act Tosach Feidhme, Leasuithe, IRà arna ndéanamh faoin Acht Open PDF Oscail PDF Priontáil an tAcht Iomlán Previous Section Alt Roimhe Next Section An Chéad Alt Eile Priontáil an tAlt 2026 ENVIRONMENT (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2026 PART 1 Preliminary and General 1. Short title, collective citation and construction, and commencement 2. Definitions 3. Repeals and revocations PART 2 Amendments to Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 4. Amendment of section 3 of Act of 1992 5. Appointment of Director General of Agency 6. Amendment of section 21 of Act of 1992 7. Appointment of director of Agency 8. Amendment of section 24 of Act of 1992 9. Amendment of section 51 of Act of 1992 10. Amendment of section 82D of Act of 1992 11. Amendment of section 83 of Act of 1992 12. Amendment of section 85 of Act of 1992 13. Amendment of section 87 of Act of 1992 14. Non-application of proposed determination procedure to certain applications 15. Applications for licences in certain emergency circumstances 16. Review of part of licence or revised licence and periods for decision-making 17. Amendment of section 96 of Act of 1992 18. Amendment of section 99A of Act of 1992 19. Amendment of section 99H of Act of 1992 PART 3 Amendments to Waste Management Act 1996 20. Amendment of section 7 of Act of 1996 21. Amendment of section 37 of Act of 1996 22. Amendment of section 40 of Act of 1996 23. Amendment of section 42 of Act of 1996 24. Amendment of section 42B of Act of 1996 25. Non-application of proposed decision procedure to certain applications 26. Applications for licences in certain emergency circumstances 27. Review of part of waste licence and periods for decision-making 28. Amendment of section 50 of Act of 1996 PART 4 Amendment to Litter Pollution Act 1997 29. Punishment for offences PART 5 Amendments to Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 30. Green public procurement criteria and guidance 31. Amendment of section 8 of Act of 2022 Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (No. 26) Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 (No. 46) Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 (No. 7) Litter Pollution Act 1997 (No. 12) Planning and Development Act 2000 (No. 30) Planning and Development Act 2024 (No. 34) Waste Management Act 1996 (No. 10) 2026 ENVIRONMENT (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2026 An Act to provide for the making of applications for licences, or applications for reviews of licences, under Part IV of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 or under Part V of the Waste Management Act 1996 in certain emergency circumstances; to give effect to Articles 1(3) and 2(4) of Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, as amended by Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 , in relation to applications for, or applications for reviews of, such licences; to make provision in relation to periods for decision-making relating to certain applications for, and reviews of, such licences; to enable the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out reviews of parts of licences under Part IV of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 or under Part V of the Waste Management Act 1996 in certain circumstances; to make provision in relation to the appointment of the Director General and directors of the Environmental Protection Agency; to make provision in relation to powers of the High Court or Circuit Court in relation to activities in contravention of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 ; for those and other purposes to amend the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 and the Waste Management Act 1996 ; to make provision in relation to offences relating to litter and for that purpose to amend the Litter Pollution Act 1997 ; to provide for the making of guidance and criteria in relation to green public procurement; to make provision in relation to the reporting by certain public bodies on the integration of green public procurement criteria into procurement processes; for those and other purposes to amend the Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 ; and to provide for related matters. th March , 2026] Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows: OJ No. L. 26, 28.1.2012, p. 1 OJ No. L. 124, 25.4.2014, p. 1