(2) Every rule made by the Mining Board shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after it is made and, if a resolution annulling the rule is passed by either such House within the next 21 days on which the House has sat after the rule is laid before it, the rule shall be annulled accordingly but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under the rule. (2) The Minister shall approve the surrender of a licence if—. . (ii) has, during the period of 12 months preceding the date of the application, pursued those aims or objectives. Amendment of section 46 of Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) Act 2000, 250. (b) within 6 months after the date on which evidence sufficient, in the opinion of the person instituting the proceedings, to justify proceedings comes to that person’s knowledge. (1) Every prospecting licence and retention licence is subject to the condition that the licensee shall report to the Minister all prospecting carried out under the licence, and all data and results obtained, in accordance with regulations made under this section. , the Minister shall notify the applicant of the requirements specified in (5) If the parties cannot agree on whether nuisance or damage was caused by the licensee, or on the amount of compensation payable for the nuisance or damage, the Mining Board shall determine the matter. Protection of the Environment Act 2003 , the Minister shall determine if the claimant holds a right to compensation and shall notify the claimant of his or her decision. S.I. Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) Act 2000 The Recovery of expenditures under this Part, 145. (i) in the case of an application by a licensee under a prospecting licence or a retention licence referred to in section 20 (3) Nothing in subsection (1) shall be construed as imposing any obligation on the Minister to take any measures under that subsection. , (c) deliver to all persons who claimed a right to compensation in response to the notice given under (i) the Minister has granted a mining licence in respect of specified minerals in or on the specified land. (c) the Minister is of the opinion that it is in the public interest that the minerals be worked. The Minister shall grant a renewal of a prospecting licence to the licensee in respect of the minerals and land specified in the prospecting licence if—. (3) If the Minister sends an applicant a notice of refusal, the Minister shall not grant or renew the mining licence or extend the mining licence to include additional State or private minerals or adjacent land unless a new application is submitted. 2. section 69 (4) If the Minister sends an applicant a notice of refusal, the Minister shall not grant a prospecting licence to the applicant unless a new application is submitted. (b) if compensation was awarded, the amount of the compensation, how the amount was calculated and the manner of payment, (c) the person by whom the compensation is payable, or. Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (No. (b) make any alterations to any register that are appropriate having regard to the terms of the order. Right of entry before designation of rehabilitation area, 135. (c) contain any supplementary or ancillary provisions as the Minister, with the prior consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, considers proper. Amendment of Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, 249. 103. Refusal to grant prospecting licence or retention licence after public notice. Amendment of Waste Management (Management of Waste from the Extractive Industries) Regulations 2009, 256. the Board may, if the Board considers it appropriate to do so, order the right-to-compensation holder to bear his or her own costs and to pay the costs of the Minister in so far as those costs were incurred after the date on which the right-to-compensation holder referred the matter to the Board. (1). section 4 (2) Notwithstanding the repeals effected by Regulations in respect of grant of licence, 32. (a) deposit in the offices of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment and in one or more places to which members of the public have access that are in the vicinity of the area to be worked a map showing the boundaries of the area, (b) publish once each week in 2 successive weeks in Iris Oifigiúil, in a national newspaper and in at least one newspaper circulating in the vicinity of the area to be worked a notice setting out that—. is amended—. 6. 111. (c) in the case of acquiring an estate or interest in land, the Minister is satisfied that the estate or interest is necessary for an operational purpose. (c) apply for and do all things necessary to obtain permissions or licences under any legislation. section 112 , or. section 91 Rights and duties under mining licence, 59. (3) A licensee under a prospecting licence or a retention licence commits an offence if he or she—, (a) fails to report to the Minister in accordance with this section, or. Mineral Resources Development Amendment Act 2017 Act No. then the Minister shall revoke the licence. 27. Vesting of right to compensation on transfer. no. Claim for compensation in respect of private minerals, 90. (1) Subject to subsection (2), for the purpose of determining if a mine site and any adjacent lands should be designated as a rehabilitation area, the Minister may, at all reasonable times, enter—. (h) the applicant and nominee company provide the prescribed information and evidence and any additional information or evidence required by the Minister. shall be deemed to be the same licence as the prospecting licence to which it relates. 11. 253. (2) of the (5) A right to compensation under subsection (1) is extinguished unless an application to determine the matter is made to the Mining Board within the limitation period determined in accordance with the provisions of the Statutes of Limitations that is applicable to actions based on tort. (e) none of the specified land is land specified under a mining licence, (i) submits an exploration programme that the Minister is satisfied is feasible and that, in the opinion of the Minister, is likely to result in the discovery of minerals of economic value within the term of the licence, and. section 175 Initial compensation for private minerals worked under mining licence, 93. 104. (b) to acquire an ancillary surface right, estate or interest in private land by agreement from that owner. section 189 (4) If the Minister is required to consider one or more objections in accordance with subsection (3), the Minister shall decide whether to grant the licence within 90 days after the date of publication of the notice required under subsection (2). of the (i) in the case of the Minister or a licensee under a prospecting licence or retention licence being prevented from entering land to prospect for minerals, to allow the entry and prospecting to take place, (ii) in the case of the Minister or a licensee under a mining licence being prevented from exercising an ancillary surface right that the Minister or the licensee is entitled to exercise, to refrain from interfering with that right, and. Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006 Compensation relating to the exercise of ancillary underground rights. Compensation for working private minerals, 234. Public notice of exercise of ancillary underground rights, 106. (b) undertake an investigation of, and conduct tests in, the area. (1) The Minister may, for any of the following purposes, grant a prospecting licence or a retention licence in which the land specified is less than the land specified in the application for the licence: (a) to promote good prospecting practices; (b) to protect national parks and monuments and environmentally sensitive areas; (c) to protect areas of archaeological heritage; (d) to avoid land used for military purposes; (f) to have the boundaries of the land specified correspond with landmarks or well-known existing boundaries. ) of the (1) and in determining the persons entitled to compensation in respect of private minerals; (c) the capital and other start-up costs associated with the commencement of mining operations; (d) the value of conferring the exclusive right to work minerals under the licence; (e) the need to encourage the continuous working of the minerals after a licence has been granted. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the registration under section 15 of the Act of 1979 of any minerals as excepted minerals is deemed to be cancelled under section 16 of that Act on the date of the passing of this Act. (1) Before making a mining facilities acquisition order, the Minister shall give public notice in accordance with this section that the Minister intends to make the order and shall consider any objection that meets the requirements of subsection (3). S. 1317, the American Mineral and Security Act, would require the Department to develop and maintain a list of minerals critical to the economic prosperity and national security of the United States and to improve the process of locating, developing and using those critical minerals. . (1). Ancillary surface rights and conditions, 130. (i) the Minister proposes to make the decision, (ii) a map showing the boundaries of that area to be subject to the decision, together with the information relevant to the proposed decision may be viewed at the places at which they have been deposited in accordance with paragraph (a), and. section 195 (1) Every former instrument that is in force when this section comes into operation is continued as a mining licence under this Act. regarding public notice and consideration of objections have been complied with, (b) the Minister has considered the recommendations of the hearing officer where an oral hearing has been conducted under section 27 (a) the application is in the prescribed form and contains a proposed mining plan and is accompanied by an ordnance map at an appropriate scale or other suitable map approved by the Minister showing the land proposed to be specified in the mining licence. (5) Any person who fails to comply with the obligations imposed by this section commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a class A fine. (b) bulk samples of minerals for analysis, test, trial or experiment with the prior written consent of the Minister and, in the case of bulk samples being extracted from the surface of the land, the owner, or where the owner cannot be ascertained the occupier, of the land. (b) by substituting the following for paragraph (c): “(c) Any State minerals within the meaning of Minerals Exploration and Development Company Act 1941 (b) the Minister is of the opinion that the minerals may be in or on the specified land. (2) The Property Registration Authority shall, on production of a mining facilities acquisition order under the official seal of the Minister that vests in a person an ancillary surface right over land that is not registered, register the order as though it were a deed under Part 3 of the (1) Where an application has been made for a mining licence in respect of private minerals the Minister may, instead of granting a licence, relinquish the exclusive right of working such minerals vested in the Minister under section 12 of the Act of 1979 if the Minister considers that, on account of the small tonnage or value of the minerals, it is expedient and efficient and in the public interest to do so. Exclusion resulting from membership of either House of the Oireachtas, European Parliament or local authorities, 157. (a) conduct an oral hearing for the purpose of evaluating the objections referred to the officer by the Minister, and. (No. 98 section 33 ) is amended by substituting “Minerals Development Act 2017” for “Minerals Development Acts, 1940 to 1995”. section 93 . section 116 section 93 No.396 of 2010] Acts Nos. “Parliament held several debates on this, the concept itself is present there. of the no. section 2 of 2017) an act entitled i assent, an act to provide for the sustainable management of kiriba ti's seabed minerals, and the regulation of prospecting, exploration and mining activities within national jurisdiction and beyond, in accordance with kiribati's responsibilities under international law and for purposes (1) If the Minister is required to consider one or more objections in accordance with applies is due and owing by the person, then the Minister may deduct that amount in accordance with that section before paying the remainder of the compensation (if any) into the High Court. 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