Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022
PART 5 Natural Resources | ||
Chapter 1 Amendment of Minerals Development Act 1940 | ||
Amendment of section 8 of Minerals Development Act 1940 | ||
37. Section 8 of the Minerals Development Act 1940 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1): | ||
“(1A) A prospecting licence granted by the Minister under this section after the coming into operation of section 37 of the Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 shall not permit prospecting for coal, lignite or oil shale.”. |