Minerals Development Act 2017 (No. 23 of 2017). Country/Territory Ireland Document type Legislation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to make further and better provision for the development of minerals in the State and for that purpose to repeal the Minerals Company Acts 1941 to 1950 and certain provisions of the Minerals Development Acts 1940 to 1999, to make consequential amendments to other Acts, to give effect to Article 3.3 of the Minamata Convention on Mercury done at Geneva on 19 January 2013, to amend the Continental Shelf Act 1968, and to provide for related matter. Subject Environment gen., Mineral resources, Sea, Water, Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Ecosystem preservation Marine pollution EIA Basic legislation Minerals Mining Exploration Authorization/permit Offences/penalties Pollution control Hazardous substances Sustainable development Freshwater pollution Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Act makes provision for the development of Minerals in Ireland and related matters. The main purposes of the Act are: (a) to provide a modern regulatory regime for exploration and development of state minerals, (b) to provide for regulating in accordance with the principles of social justice the exercise of private rights in respect of minerals and ancillary rights with a view to reconciling their exercise with the exigencies of the common good, (c) to provide for the continued vesting in the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the exclusive right of working, selling or otherwise disposing of private minerals which are not in course of development, subject to payment of fair compensation, (d) to provide for preparation and implementation of rehabilitation plans for abandoned mine sites, and (e) to provide for consequential amendments. This Act applies to all minerals within the State or on or within the seabed and subsoil of— (a) the territorial seas (within the meaning of the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006), or (b) any area standing designated for the time being by order under section 2 of the Continental Shelf Act 1968. Full text English Website www.irishstatutebook.ie References - Legislation Amends Minerals Development Act, 1979 (No. 17 of 1979). Legislation | Ireland | 1979 Keyword: Mining, Institution, Registration, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Minerals Development Act, 1940 (No. 31 of 1940). Legislation | Ireland | 1940 Keyword: Basic legislation, Minerals, Mining, Exploration, Institution, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Minerals Development Act, 1995 (No. 15 of 1995). Legislation | Ireland | 1995 Keyword: Exploration, Offences/penalties, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Minerals Development Act, 1999 (No. 21 of 1999). Legislation | Ireland | 1999 Keyword: Oil, Exploration, Mining, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 477 of 2011). Legislation | Ireland | 2011 Keyword: Ecosystem preservation, Institution, EIA, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Management/conservation, Protected area, Protection of habitats, Classification/declassification, Marine protected areas, Birds, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX European Communities (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations, 1989. Legislation | Ireland | 1989 Keyword: EIA, Cultural heritage, Land-use planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Continental Shelf Act, 1968. Legislation | Ireland | 1968 (2000) Keyword: Marine pollution, Marine fisheries, Maritime zone, Continental shelf, Offences/penalties, Sovereignty Source: FAO, FAOLEX Waste Management (Management of Waste From the Extractive Industries) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 566 of 2009). Legislation | Ireland | 2009 Keyword: Pollution control, Soil pollution/quality, EIA, Mining, Waste management, Waste disposal, Freshwater pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022. Legislation | Ireland | 2022 Keyword: Basic legislation, Institution, Inspection, Monitoring, Food waste, Coal, Oil, Authorization/permit, Royalties/fees, Packaging/labelling, Offences/penalties, Organic waste, Policy/planning, Special fund, Use restrictions, Waste disposal, Waste management, Waste prevention Source: FAO, FAOLEX