Minerals Development Act 2017

Amendment of Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Act 1960

243. (1) The Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Act 1960 is amended—

(a) in section 2(1) by substituting the following for the definition of “the Board”:

“ ‘the Board’ means the Mining Board continued under section 154 of the Minerals Development Act 2017;”,

and

(b) by substituting the following for section 59:

Collection and disposal of fees

59. All fees payable under this Part to the Minister shall be collected and taken in such manner as the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform shall from time to time direct and shall be paid into or disposed of for the benefit of the Exchequer in accordance with the directions of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.”.