European Communities Act, 1972 (Access to Information on the Environment) Regulations, 1998. Country/Territory Ireland Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Access-to-information Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations set out the procedures for public access to information relating to the environment held by public authorities in accordance with the provisions of Council Directive of June, 1990, No. 90/313/EEC on the Freedom of Access to Information on the Environment. The Regulations also provide certain grounds for refusal of information and establish other procedures relevant to processing of requests by public authorities. These Regulations apply to information relating to the environmen Full text English Website www.bailii.org