Iris Oifigiúil Journal No. 99, 2021-12-10

• Published date: 10 December 2021

1403Number 99

Published by Authority

Friday, 10th December, 2021

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IRISH STANDARD REVOCATIONS

Irish Standards based on adopted European Standards (ENs) published

between 1961 and 1998 under the Industrial Research and Standards

Act 1961, the Science and Technology Act 1978 and the National

Standards Authority of Ireland Act 1996 remain current until revised

by European Organizations responsible for them.

These standards (where they have been revised) are hereby revoked

and details of their replacement standards are available on the NSAI

website (www.nsai.ie). [1]

1404 IRIS OIFIGIÚIL, DECEMBER 10th, 2021

2 of 1935). They also introduce a maximum capacity of 50% at indoor

entertainment, cultural, community and sporting events which must be

fully seated. This requirement will include theatres and cinemas but

will not include bars, restaurants and cafes.

Copies of the above may be purchased from Government Publications,

Mountshannon Road, Kilmainham, Dublin, D08 XA06. Phone: 046

942 3100.

Price: €3.00. [15A]

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S.I. No. 665 of 2021.

HEALTH ACT 1947 (SECTIONS 31AB AND 31AD)

(COVID-19) (OPERATION OF CERTAIN INDOOR PREMISES)

(AMENDMENT) (No. 10) REGULATIONS 2021.

These regulations amend the operation of S.I. No. 385 of 2021

(Operation of certain indoor premises) to provide for access to gyms

and leisure centres (excluding swimming pools) as well as hotel

bars, restaurants and leisure facilities (with appropriate exemptions

for persons who are homeless or availing of direct provision

accommodation in relevant accommodation premises), with proof of

immunity only. Wedding guests who are only attending the wedding

related parts of the hotel will not have to provide proof of immunity

for entry. The regulations also remove the provision to approach and

queue at the bar along with ticketing requirements as a consequence

of the closure of nightclubs and requirements for patrons to be seated

in relevant entertainment premises.

Copies of the above may be purchased from Government Publications,

Mountshannon Road, Kilmainham, Dublin, D08 XA06. Phone: 046

942 3100.

Price: €3.00. [15B]

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S.I. No. 666 of 2021.

CENTRAL BANK (SUPERVISION AND ENFORCEMENT)

ACT 2013 (SECTION 48) (HOUSING LOAN REQUIREMENTS)

(AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2021.

The purpose of these Regulations is to amend the Central Bank

(Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 (Section 48) (Housing Loan

Requirements) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 47 of 2015).

Copies of the above may be purchased from Government Publications,

Mountshannon Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, D08 XA06, Phone 046

9423100.

Price: €3.00. [25]

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S.I. No. 667 of 2021.

ELECTRICITY REGULATION ACT 1999 (ELECTRICITY) LEVY

ORDER 2021.

The Chairperson of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, Ms.

Aoife MacEvilly, has made a Statutory Instrument under Paragraph

16 of the Schedule to the Electricity regulation Act, 1999 (No. 23 of

1999).

S.I. No. 663 of 2021.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE)

(AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2021.

The Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications, in

exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 3 of the European

Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) and for the purpose of giving

further effect to Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament

and of the Council of 25 June 2002 relating to the assessment and

management of environmental noise, as amended by Commission

Directive (EU) 2020/367 establishing assessment methods for harmful

effects of environmental noise and Commission Delegated Directive

(EU) 2021/1226 establishing common noise assessment methods

and for the purposes of giving full effect to Directive 2002/49/

EC as amended by EU Regulation 2019/10104 and the associated

Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1967 establishing

alignment of reporting obligations in the eld of legislation related to

the environment, has made the regulations entitled as above.

The Regulations transpose EU Directive 2020/367 which amends

Annex III to Directive 2002/49/EC as regards the establishment of

dose-effect relations to be introduced by way of adaptations to technical

and scientic progress. The Regulations also transpose Commission

Delegated Directive (EU) 2021/1226, for the purposes of adapting to

scientic and technical progress Annex II to Directive 2002/49/EC

as regards the establishment of common noise assessment methods.

The Regulations also transpose EU Regulation 2019/1010 and the

associated Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1967,

which develop a mandatory data repository and a mandatory digital

information exchange mechanism to enable Member States to share

information on strategic noise maps and noise action plans.

The Regulations also update agglomeration denitions in light of

expansions in the urban landscape over the last 15 years.

The Regulations may be cited as the European Communities

(Environmental Noise) (Amendment) Regulations 2021.

For the purposes of these Regulations, environmental noise means

unwanted or harmful outdoor sound created by human activities,

including noise emitted by means of transport, road trafc, rail trafc,

air trafc, and from sites of industrial activity including those dened

in Annex I to Council Directive 96/61/EC concerning integrated

pollution prevention and control. The types of noise not included

are noise that is caused by the exposed person, noise from domestic

activities, noise created by neighbours, noise at workplaces or noise

inside means of transport or due to military activities in military areas.

Copies of these Regulations may be purchased from the Government

Publications, Mountshannon Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8.

D08 XA06 Tel: 046 9423100.

Price: €3.50.[3]

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S.I. No. 664 of 2021.

HEALTH ACT 1947 (SECTION 31A - TEMPORARY

RESTRICTIONS) (COVID-19) (No. 2) (AMENDMENT) (No. 21)

REGULATIONS 2021.

These regulations provide for consequential amendments to the

national Regulations S.I. No. 217 of 2021 and amend these regulations

further to prohibit the operation of nightclubs and discotheques

including those licenced under the Public Dance Halls Act 1935 (No.