Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 25:

In page 112, to delete lines 19 to 27 and substitute the following:"Amendment of Continental Shelf Act 1968

244.The Continental Shelf Act 1968 is amended—

(a) by substituting the following for section 4:

"Application of Minerals Development Acts 1979 and 2017 and Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Acts 1960 and 1995

4.(1) The Minerals Development Acts 1979 and 2017 apply to any minerals (within the meaning of those Acts) within a designated area.

(2) The Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Acts 1960 and 1995 apply in relation to petroleum (within the meaning of those Acts) within a designated area.",

(b) in section 5 (inserted by section 5 of the Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995)—

(i) in subsection (1), by deleting the definition of "relevant Minister",

(ii) in subsection (2), by deleting "and the Minister for the Marine",

(iii) by inserting after subsection (2) the following:

"(2A) The Minister shall consult with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to safety of navigation before granting his consent under this section.",

(iv) in subsection (3), by substituting "The Minister" for "A relevant Minister",

(v) in subsection (5), by substituting "the Minister" for "the Minister for the Marine",

(vi) in subsection (6)—

(I) in paragraph (a), by substituting "the Minister" for "a relevant Minister",

(II) in paragraph (c), by substituting "The Minister" for "A relevant Minister", and

(III) in paragraph (d), by substituting "the Minister" for "the relevant Minister",

(vii) in subsection (7), by substituting—

(I) "the Minister" for "a relevant Minister",

(II) "the Minister" for "that Minister", and

(III) "the Minister" for "the relevant Minister",

(viii) in subsection (9), by substituting—

(I) "the Minister" for "a relevant Minister, being the Minister", and

(II) "the Minister" for "that Minister" in each place that it occurs,

(ix) in subsection (10), by substituting—

(I) "the Minister" for "a relevant Minister, being the Minister for the Marine", and

(II) "the Minister" for "that Minister" in each place that it occurs,

(x) in subsection (11), by substituting "the Minister" for "the relevant Minister",

(xi) in subsection (12), by substituting—

(I) "the Minister" for "a relevant Minister", and

(II) "the Minister" for "that Minister",

and

(xii) in subsection (13), by substituting "the Minister" for "a relevant Minister",

(c) in section 7(1), by substituting "The Minister" for "The Minister for Energy, with the consent of the Minister for the Marine,", and

(d) in section 12(1), by deleting—

(i) "or the Minister for the Marine", and

(ii) "or the Minister for the Marine (as the case may be)".".

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