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Geological and Mining Act.

Country/Territory
Poland
Document type
Legislation
Date
2011
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Journal of Laws 2011 No. 163 Pos. 981
Subject
Mineral resources, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Basic legislation Mining Liability/compensation Exploration Offences/penalties Institution Authorization/permit Pollution control Waste disposal Waste management Waste prevention Hazardous waste Classification/declassification
Geographical area
Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries
Entry into force notes
This Act entered into force on 1 January 2012.
Abstract

This Act, which is composed of 13 Sections and one Annex, lays down the general principles of: (1) geological activities; (2) extraction from deposits; (3) underground non-reservoir storage of substances; (4) underground landfill of wastes. The present Act specifies also requirements concerning protection of mineral deposits, underground waters and other environmental elements affected by geological activities. The Act is composed of the following Sections: General provisions (sect. 1); Mining property, mining use and other mining privileges (sect. 2); Concessions (sect. 3); Qualifications, experts and professional liability (sect. 4); Geological activities (sect. 5); Mining company and mining rescue (sect. 6); Fees (sect. 7); Liability for damages (sect. 8); Administration, state geological service and supervision (sect. 9); Penalties (sect. 10); Criminal provisions (sect. 11); Changes in valid provisions (sect. 12); Transitional and final provisions (sect. 13).

Full text
Polish
Website
isap.sejm.gov.pl

References - Legislation

Implements

Council Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste.

Legislation | European Union | 1999 (2018)

Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous waste, Ozone layer, Authorization/permit, Classification/declassification, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Basic legislation, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste prevention, Monitoring, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Council Decision 2003/33/EC establishing criteria and procedures for the acceptance of waste at landfills pursuant to article 16 of and Annex II to Directive 1999/31/EC.

Legislation | European Union | 2002

Keyword: Pollution control, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste prevention, Hazardous waste, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorizations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons.

Legislation | European Union | 1994

Keyword: Oil, Exploration, Mining, Continental shelf, Authorization/permit, Maritime zone

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repeals

Geological and Mining Act.

Legislation | Poland | 1994

Keyword: Basic legislation, Mining, Liability/compensation, Exploration, Offences/penalties, Institution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Regulation on hydrogeological and geotechnical documentation.

Legislation | Poland | 2001

Keyword: Data collection/reporting, Groundwater, Thermal and medicinal waters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on geological documentation of mineral deposit.

Legislation | Poland | 2001

Keyword: Minerals, Coal, Oil, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on the use of geological information.

Legislation | Poland | 2001

Keyword: Minerals, Access-to-information

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on detailed requirements for development projects of deposits.

Legislation | Poland | 2012

Keyword: Minerals, Environmental planning, Mining, EIA, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on geological information.

Legislation | Poland | 2001

Keyword: Access-to-information, Minerals

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on the register of mining areas

Legislation | Poland | 2001

Keyword: Minerals, Coal, Mining, Data collection/reporting, Transport/storage, Zoning, Water abstraction, Water rights

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on the register of mining areas and closed underground storages of carbon dioxide.

Legislation | Poland | 2014

Keyword: Pollution control, Data collection/reporting, Air quality/air pollution, Climate change, Exploration

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on areas where underground storage of carbon dioxide is allowed.

Legislation | Poland | 2014

Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Climate change, Exploration

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on hydrogeological and geological-engineering documentation.

Legislation | Poland | 2014

Keyword: Climate change, Exploration, Groundwater, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on specific requirements for the development plan of underground storage of carbon dioxide.

Legislation | Poland | 2014

Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Climate change, Exploration

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on the provision of information on current documentation of geological works.

Legislation | Poland | 2015

Keyword: Mining, Exploration, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on geological documentation of mineral deposit excluding hydrocarbon deposit.

Legislation | Poland | 2015

Keyword: Minerals, Coal, Oil, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on geological and investment documentation of the hydrocarbon deposit.

Legislation | Poland | 2015

Keyword: Minerals, Coal, Oil, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on detailed requirements for underground storage of carbon dioxide.

Legislation | Poland | 2015

Keyword: Exploration, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulation on hydrogeological and geological-engineering documentation.

Legislation | Poland | 2016

Keyword: Climate change, Exploration, Groundwater, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Act amending the Geological and Mining Act.

Legislation | Poland | 2013

Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Climate change, Continental shelf, Maritime zone, Exploration, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Act amending Geological and Mining Act.

Legislation | Poland | 2014

Keyword: Mining, Liability/compensation, Exploration, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX