Minerals Development Act 2017

Public notice of working minerals

88. The Minister shall, as soon as practicable after granting a mining licence over minerals or extending a mining licence to include additional minerals or adjacent land—

(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—

(i) the Minister has granted a mining licence over that area in respect of specified minerals,

(ii) a map showing the boundaries of the area may be viewed at the places at which the map has been deposited in accordance with paragraph (a), and

(iii) every person described in section 86 claiming a right to compensation if the minerals are extracted shall submit his or her claim to the Minister at an address specified in the notice within the time limit under section 90 ,

and

(c) deliver to all persons who claimed a right to compensation in response to the notice given under section 69 a notice that—

(i) contains the information set out in paragraphs (b)(i) and (iii), and

(ii) includes a map showing the boundaries of the area to be worked.