Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1995

Amendment of sections 2 and 40 of Act of 1976.

3.—(1) Section 2 of the Act of 1976 is hereby amended by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “foreshore”:

“‘foreshore’ has the meaning assigned to it by section 1 of the Foreshore Act, 1933 ;”.

(2) Section 40 of the Act of 1976 is hereby amended by the insertion in subsection (1) after “land” of “or of any sea bed that is situate in the territorial seas of the State or a designated area (within the meaning of the Continental Shelf Act, 1968 )”, and the said subsection (1), as so amended, is set out in the Table to this section.

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(1) A person, other than the Board, shall not, without giving previous and reasonable notice to the Minister, construct or operate a pipeline on, over or under the surface of land or of any sea bed that is situate in the territorial seas of the State or a designated area (within the meaning of the Continental Shelf Act, 1968 ).