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Environmental Quality Act 1974 · s 20

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s 20Requirement and approval of plans

(1)

Every application to carry out any work, building, erection or alteration specified in section 19 shall be submitted to the Director

General and shall be accompanied by—

(a)

the plans and specifications of the proposed work, building, erection or alteration together with details of the control equipment, if any, to be installed;

(b)

a lay-out plan indicating the site of the proposed work, building, erection or alteration which will take place in relation to the surrounding areas;

(c)

the details of the trade, industry or process proposed to be carried on in such premises;

(d)

descriptions of waste constituents and characteristics; and

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(e)

such other information which the Director General may require, and the applicant shall pay the prescribed fee.

(2)

The Director General may grant such application either subject to conditions or unconditionally and may require the licensee to provide and bear the cost of the control equipment and of a satisfactory monitoring programme:

Provided that no application shall be granted unless the applicant has obtained planning approval from the competent planning authority.