Minerals Development Act 2017

Amendment of Planning and Development Regulations 2001

254. The Planning and Development Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 600 of 2001 ) (as amended by the Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2015 ( S.I. No. 264 of 2015 )) are amended—

(a) by substituting “within the meaning of the Minerals Development Act 2017”—

(i) in Articles 28(1)(t), 82(3)(r) and 121(1)(r), for “within the meaning of the Minerals Development Acts, 1940 to 1995”,

(ii) in Articles 28(1)(x)(i), 82(3)(u)(i), 121(1)(u)(i) and 179(2)(u)(i), for “within the meaning of the Minerals Development Acts 1940 - 1999”, and

(iii) in paragraph 2(c) of Part 2 of Schedule 5, for “within the meaning of the Minerals Development Acts, 1940 to 1999”,

and

(b) in paragraph (a) of the description of class 5 in column 1 of Part 3 of Schedule 2, by substituting “prospecting licence or retention licence within the meaning of the Minerals Development Act 2017” for “licence, lease or permission granted by the Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources under the Minerals Development Acts 1940 to 1999 ”.