Control of Major Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances

(4) The Central Competent Authority within a reasonable period of time after
receiving a safety report or revised details required by Regulations 12 and 13 shall—
(a) examine the safety report or revised details,
(b) communicate the conclusions of its examination of the safety report or
revised details to the operator, if necessary after requesting further
information, and
(c) notify in writing the relevant local competent authorities for the purpose of
Regulation 16(1).
(5) The Central Competent Authority may consult as appropriate with the
Environmental Protection Agency on the information contained in a safety report that
is relevant to the possible risks of environmental pollution from a major accident.
Advice on Land Use Planning.
27. (1) For the purpose of ensuring that technical advice on the risks arising from
an establishment is available to a planning authority or An Bord Pleanála, either on a
case by case basis or on a generic basis, when decisions are taken relating to—
(a) the siting of new establishments,
(b) the modification of an existing establishment to which Article 10 of the
Directive applies, or
(c) proposed development in the vicinity of an existing establishment,
the Authority may, and shall when requested to do so by a planning authority or An
Bord Pleanála, give technical advice to a planning authority or An Bord Pleanála (as
the case may be) on the basis of the information available to the Authority.
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