Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 (No. 20 of 2014). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Legislation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to provide for the dissolution of the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland and the transfer of all its functions, assets, liabilities and staff to the Environmental Protection Agency; to give effect to the amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material done at Vienna on 8 July 2005; to amend the Radiological Protection Act 1991, the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 and certain other enactments; and to provide for matters connected therewith. Subject Air & atmosphere, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Radiation Emissions Monitoring Environmental standards Standards Protection of environment Waste management Waste disposal Recycling/reuse Transport/storage Pollution control Hazardous waste Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Act provides for the dissolution of the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII) and the transfer of all of its functions, staff and assets to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). It also provides for the introduction of statutory measures necessary to enable Ireland to ratify the 2005 Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials (CPPNM). Finally, it includes a number of technical amendments in relation to RPII licensing; updates fines specified in section 40 of the Radiological Protection Act 1991 (the 1991 Act) to conform with the Fines Act 2010 and amends the definition of ionising radiation in the 1991 Act. Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie References - Legislation Amends Radiological Protection Act, 1991 (Ionising Radiation) Order, 2000 (No. 125 of 2000). Legislation | Ireland | 2000 Keyword: Radiation, Emissions, Monitoring, Environmental standards, Standards, Protection of environment, Waste management, Waste disposal, Recycling/reuse, Transport/storage, Pollution control, Hazardous waste Source: FAO, FAOLEX Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992. Legislation | Ireland | 1992 (2021) Keyword: Framework law, Institution, Protection of environment, Environmental planning, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Access-to-information, EIA, Offences/penalties, Policy/planning, Freshwater resources management, Water supply, Sustainable development Source: FAO, FAOLEX