Minerals Development Act 2017

Amendment of Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992

247. The Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992

(a) in section 99F(8) (inserted by section 15 of the Protection of the Environment Act 2003 )—

(i) by substituting “the Minerals Development Act 2017” for “the Minerals Development Acts 1940 to 1999 ”, and

(ii) by substituting “mining licence under that Act” for “lease granted by the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources under the said Acts”,

(b) in section 99F(9) (as amended by section 79 (d) of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 ) by substituting for paragraph (b) the following:

“(b) a mining licence under the Minerals Development Act 2017,”,

(c) in section 99F(10) (inserted by section 15 of the Protection of the Environment Act 2003 ) by substituting “or mining licence” for “or lease”, and

(d) in paragraph 1.3 of the First Schedule (inserted by section 18 of the Protection of the Environment Act 2003 ) by substituting “ section 2 of the Minerals Development Act 2017” for “the Minerals Development Acts 1940 to 1999”.