Minerals Development Act, 1940

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Number 31 of 1940.

MINERALS DEVELOPMENT ACT, 1940.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Preliminary

Section
1.	Short title.
2.	Definitions.
3.	“Minerals”.
4.	State mining rights under the Land Purchase Acts.
5.	“State minerals”.
6.	“Ancillary rights”.

Right of Entering and Prospecting Unworked Minerals and Grant of Prospecting Licences

7.	Entering and prospecting for minerals.
8.	Prospecting licences.
9.	Applications for prospecting licences.
10.	Compensation for damage under Part II.
11.	Restriction on working minerals by licensees.
12.	Revocation and termination of prospecting licences.
13.	Undertaking by Minister to grant leases.

Compulsory Acquisition of Unworked Minerals and of Mining Facilities

State Minerals

26.	State mining leases.
27.	Furnishing of information by lessees of State mining leases.
28.	Grant of State mining permissions.
29.	Saving in respect of State lands.
30.	Right of Minister to work and dispose of State minerals.
31.	Right of entry and user of land containing State minerals.
32.	Fencing of abandoned State minerals.

The Mining Board

33.	Establishment of the Mining Board.
34.	Regulations for proceedings before Board.
35.	Powers of Board.
36.	Entry on land by the Board or officers thereof.
37.	Staff of the Board.

Facilities for Development of Privately Owned Minerals and Grant of Restrictions on Working Minerals Required for the Support of Land or Buildings

38.	Applications for unworked minerals licences.
39.	Restrictions on the grant of unworked minerals licences.
40.	Applications for ancillary rights licences.
41.	Restrictions on the grant of ancillary rights licences.
42.	Applications for preservation of support orders.
43.	Restrictions on the grant of preservation of support orders.
44.	Preliminary consideration of applications and references to Board.
45.	Fees on applications.
46.	Inquiry and report by Board in relation to applications.
47.	Grant of applications by Minister.
48.	Form and operation of unworked minerals licences.
49.	Form and operation of ancillary rights licences.
50.	Form and operation of preservation of support orders.
51.	Restricted effect of grant of licences and orders.
52.	Grant of licences and orders to persons in a fiduciary capacity.
53.	Compensation under Part VI.
54.	Expenses of the Board in relation to inquiries.
55.	Costs of the parties at inquiries.
56.	Furnishing of information to Minister by licensees.

Compensation

57.	Definitions for purposes of Part VII.
58.	Determination of the amount of compensation.
59.	Applications for compensation in respect of land.
60.	Agreed compensation in respect of land subject to land purchase annuity.
61.	Applications for compensation for State acquired minerals.
62.	Applications for compensation under Part VI.
63.	Fees on applications for compensation.
64.	Right of audience on hearings before the Board.
65.	Awards of compensation.
66.	Awards of compensation in respect of land subject to land purchase annuity.
67.	Basis for assessment of compensation in respect of minerals and ancillary rights.
68.	Form of compensation for State acquired minerals and for unworked minerals licences.
69.	Compensation in the case of unascertained persons.
70.	Finality of Board's decisions on questions of fact.
71.	Cases stated on questions of law.
72.	Deductions from compensation of debts due to the State.
73.	Awards of costs.

Miscellaneous and General

Acts Referred to
Mines and Minerals Act, 1931	No. 54 of 1931
Land Act, 1923	No. 42 of 1923
Foreshore Act, 1933	No. 12 of 1933
Acquisition of Land (Reference Committee) Act, 1925	No. 22 of 1925
National Monuments Act, 1930	No. 2 of 1930

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Number 31 of 1940.

MINERALS DEVELOPMENT ACT, 1940.

AN ACT TO MAKE FURTHER AND BETTER PROVISION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND WORKING OF THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STATE. [14th November, 1940.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:—