Minerals Development Act 2017
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PART 6 Mining Board | ||
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Chapter 1 Continuation of Mining Board and Administrative Matters | ||
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Continuation of Mining Board | ||
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154. (1) The Mining Board, established under section 33 of the Minerals Development Act 1940 , is continued in being and shall perform the functions conferred on it by this Act, the Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Acts 1960 and 1995 and any other Act. | ||
(2) The Mining Board shall continue to be known by that name in the English language and shall be known in the Irish language as An Bord Mianadóireachta. | ||
(3) The Mining Board is a body corporate with perpetual succession and an official seal and with the power— | ||
(a) to sue and be sued in its corporate name, and | ||
(b) to acquire, hold and dispose of land, or an interest in land and other property. | ||
(4) The Mining Board shall be independent in the performance of its functions. |