The Legal Context
The legal context for the Marine and Coastal Heritage is a complex one, which features in each of the following.
- Water Framework Directive
- The Wildlife Act
- EU Habitats Directive
- EU Wildbirds Directive
- EU Bathing Water Directive
- Irish Bathing Water regulations
- Foreshore Act
- Maritime Safety Act
- Environmental Impact Assessment Directive
- EU Directive on Strategic Environmental Assessment
- EU Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Directive
- UN Convention on Biological Diversity
- Local Authority bye-laws