SoiLEX - Soil related legal instruments and soil governance
All the legal instruments present on the platform have been obtained on the basis of FAOLEX and the EU Sol Wiki and validated by national experts to be relevant and up-to-date.
Each instrument can be searched by country profile or by soil-related keywords and includes a ranking system based on the relevance of the document to the selected keyword, the scope of the legislation, its nature and year. The ranking system facilitates the search and enables users to easily understand which documents are the most important for each search they make.
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- Birds and Habitats Regulations 2011 Date of text: 21-09-2011
(National) - Coastal Protection Act, 1963 Date of text: 20-05-1963
(National) - Environmental Impact Assessment Date of text: 08-09-2011
(National) - Environmental Protection Agency Act Date of text: 23-04-1992
(National) - Forestry Act Date of text: 26-10-2014
(National) - Food Wise 2025 Strategy Date of text: 01-01-2015
(National) - European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 605 of 2017). Date of text: 20-12-2017
(National)
- Guidance on the Management Of Contaminated Land And Groundwater at EPA Licensed Sites. Date of text: 01-01-2013
(National)
- European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 605 of 2017). Date of text: 20-12-2017
(National) - Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes Regulations Date of text: 14-07-2004
(National) - Environmental Protection Agency Act Date of text: 23-04-1992
(National)
- Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes Regulations Date of text: 14-07-2004
(National) - Environmental Liability Regulations Date of text: 16-12-2008
(National) - Water Pollution Act Date of text: 15-03-1977
(National) - National Landscape Strategy for Ireland 2020-2025. Date of text: 01-01-2015
(National) - Waste Management (Use of Sewage Sludge in Agriculture) Regulations Date of text: 12/05/1998
(National) - Environmental Protection Agency Act Date of text: 23-04-1992
(National) - European Communities (Assessment and Management of Flood Risks) Regulations, 2010 Date of text: 15-03-2010
(National) - European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 605 of 2017). Date of text: 20-12-2017
(National) - Planning and Development Act Date of text: 28-08-2000
(National)
- National Peatlands Strategy. Date of text: 01-01-2014
(National) - Coastal Protection Act, 1963 Date of text: 20-05-1963
(National) - Environmental Liability Regulations Date of text: 16-12-2008
(National) - Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes Regulations Date of text: 14-07-2004
(National)
- National Peatlands Strategy. Date of text: 01-01-2014
(National)
- National Spatial Strategy 2002-2020. Date of text: 01-01-2002
(National)
- National Biodiversity Action Plan 2017 - 2021. Date of text: 01-01-2017
(National)
- Waste Management (Use of Sewage Sludge in Agriculture) Regulations Date of text: 12/05/1998
(National) - Waste Management Act Date of text: 20-05-1996
(National) - Guidance on the Management Of Contaminated Land And Groundwater at EPA Licensed Sites. Date of text: 01-01-2013
(National) - National Hazardous Waste Management Plan. Date of text: 01-01-2014
(National) - Water Pollution Act Date of text: 15-03-1977
(National) - Water Service Act Date of text: 14-05-2007
(National) - Environmental Liability Regulations Date of text: 16-12-2008
(National)
- Arterial Drainage Acts, 1945 and 1955 (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations, 1990 Date of text: 15-11-1990
(National) - European Communities (Assessment and Management of Flood Risks) Regulations, 2010 Date of text: 15-03-2010
(National) - Planning and Development Act Date of text: 28-08-2000
(National) - Water Service Act Date of text: 14-05-2007
(National) - National Peatlands Strategy. Date of text: 01-01-2014
(National)
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