Mineral Development Act (Northern Ireland) 1969

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(1)The Ministry may make regulations prescribing—

(a)the manner in which applications may be made to the Ministry for prospecting licences or for grants of mineral rights (whether by way of sale, mining lease, mining licence or mining permission) or for mining facilities permits;

(b)the information required in support of any such application;

(c)the fees, if any, to be paid on any such application;

(d)the conditions to be complied with by applicants;

(e)the terms and conditions to be incorporated in any such licence, lease or permission or on which any such sale may be made;

(f)model clauses which may be incorporated (directly or by reference) in any such licence, lease or permission;

(g)such incidental or supplementary matters as are necessary or expedient.

(2)Any regulations prescribing fees under subsection (1)( c) shall be made with the approval of the Ministry of Finance.

(3)The Public Offices Fees Act 1879 [1879 c.58] shall not apply to any prescribed fees.

(4)Regulations shall be subject to negative resolution.