Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 9 June 2021
Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Ossian Smyth (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party) | Oireachtas source
I move amendment No. 230:
In page 28, after line 33, to insert the following: “Repeal of certain provisions of Act of 1960 and transitional provisions20. (1) Subject tosubsections (2)to (6), the following provisions of the Act of 1960 are repealed:(a) section 7 (other than subsection (4) of that section);(2) Where, prior to the commencement of this section, the Minister has entered into an undertaking with a person under section 7 of the Act of 1960, the Minister may:
(b) section 8;
(c) section 9;
(d) section 10 (other than subsection (4) of that section);
(e) section 13.(a) grant an exploration licence under section 8 of the Act of 1960 to the person concerned;(3) Where, prior to the commencement of this section or by virtue of this section, the Minister has granted an exploration licence to a person under section 8 of the Act of 1960, the Minister may:
(b) grant a petroleum prospecting licence under section 9 of the Act of 1960 to the person concerned;
(c) enter into an undertaking under section 10 of the Act of 1960 with the person concerned.(a) grant a petroleum prospecting licence under section 9 of the Act of 1960 to the person concerned;(4) Where, prior to the commencement of this section or by virtue of this section, the Minister has entered into an undertaking with a person under section 10 of the Act of 1960, the Minister may:
(b) enter into an undertaking under section 10 of the Act of 1960 with the person concerned;
(c) grant a petroleum lease under section 13 of the Act of 1960 to the person concerned.(a) grant a petroleum prospecting licence under section 9 of the Act of 1960 to the person concerned;(5) Where, prior to the commencement of this section or by virtue of this section, the Minister has granted a petroleum lease to a person under section 13 of the Act of 1960, the Minister may grant a petroleum prospecting licence under section 9 of the Act of 1960 to the person concerned.
(b) grant a petroleum lease under section 13 of the Act of 1960 to the person concerned.
(6) The repeal of the sections referred to insubsection (1)shall not affect—(a) an undertaking entered into under section 7 of the Act of 1960,
(b) an exploration licence granted under section 8 of the Act of 1960,
(c) a petroleum prospecting licence granted under section 9 of the Act of 1960,
(d) an undertaking entered into under section 10 of the Act of 1960, or (e) a petroleum lease granted under section 13 of the Act of 1960.”.
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