Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 18th February, 2020.

I, EOGHAN MURPHY, Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by subsection (3) of section 1 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (No. 16 of 2018), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2020.

2. The day immediately following the day on which this Order is made is appointed to be the day on which section 8 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 (No. 16 of 2018) shall come into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

7 February 2020.

EOGHAN MURPHY,

Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This Order commences section 8 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 , amending section 4(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 by substituting new paragraph (ia) to provide that the construction, maintenance or improvement of a forest road (not being a public road and not including the provision of access to a national road) and any ancillary works is exempted development. This is because such development is subject to the consent of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine under the Forestry Act 2014 (No. 31 of 2014).