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Minerals Development Act, 1979

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Number 12 of 1979

MINERALS DEVELOPMENT ACT, 1979

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I

Preliminary and General

Section

1.

Short title, collective citation and construction.

2.

Interpretation.

3.

Minerals.

4.

Membership of Mining Board.

5.

Witnesses.

6.

Persons under disability or unascertained.

7.

Assessors.

8.

Half-yearly report to Oireachtas.

9.

Regulations.

10.

Expenses.

11.

Repeals.

PART II

Exercise of Mining Rights

12.

Exclusive right of working minerals vested in Minister.

13.

Saver for prospecting rights of mineral owners.

14.

Exception for existing development.

15.

Registration of excepted minerals.

16.

Cancellation of registration.

17.

Leases and licences.

18.

Notice of proposal to exercise powers.

19.

Notice to persons entitled to compensation.

PART III

Compensation

20.

Persons entitled to compensation.

21.

Payment of compensation.

22.

Claims for compensation.

23.

Assessment of compensation.

SCHEDULE

Repeals

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Number 12 of 1979

MINERALS DEVELOPMENT ACT, 1979

AN ACT TO MAKE BETTER PROVISION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STATE AND FOR REGULATING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE THE EXERCISE OF PRIVATE RIGHTS IN RESPECT OF MINERALS WITH A VIEW TO RECONCILING THEIR EXERCISE WITH THE EXIGENCIES OF THE COMMON GOOD AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO PROVIDE FOR VESTING IN THE MINISTER FOR INDUSTRY, COMMERCE AND ENERGY THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF WORKING, SELLING OR OTHERWISE DISPOSING OF MINERALS WHICH ARE NOT IN COURSE OF DEVELOPMENT, SUBJECT TO PAYMENT OF FAIR COMPENSATION, TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH MINERALS WHETHER BY THE MINISTER OR UNDER LEASE OR LICENCE, TO AMEND THE MINERALS DEVELOPMENT ACTS, 1940 AND 1960, AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER RELATED MATTERS. [20th June, 1979]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: