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PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ADMINISTRATION ACT 1991 - SECT 8
General powers of Authority
8 General powers of Authority
(1) The Authority may-- (a) formulate and promote plans for
environment protection, and
(b) publish reports and information on any aspect
of environment protection, and
(c) carry out or commission research into
environment protection, and
(d) co-ordinate the collection of information on
environment protection which is published or supplied by public or other
authorities, and
(e) provide or promote the development of specialist
guidance and technical advisory services relating to environment protection,
and
(f) invite and consider public submissions when it formulates
environment protection plans, when it develops objectives, guidelines or
policies under section 9 or when it issues, renews or amends licences under
the environment protection legislation, and
(g) make any register of
particulars of any such licences in force available for public inspection and
provide (on payment of any reasonable fee demanded by the Authority) copies of
or extracts from any such register, and
(h) make grants to industry,
commerce, public authorities, educational institutions and such other persons
who the Authority considers are acting in the public interest for the purpose
of funding projects which assist or advance environment protection, and
(i)
make grants to groups of citizens incorporated for the purpose of representing
the public interest in environment protection to enable them to obtain
technical assistance in making submissions referred to in paragraph (f) or on
other environment protection matters.
(2) Also, the Authority may-- (a) enter
into arrangements, including commercial arrangements, in relation to carbon
neutrality or achieving net zero emissions, and
(b) purchase property for the
purposes of, or in relation to, carbon neutrality or achieving net zero
emissions.
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