MCU14/0028 Appendix 2 EnvProtAct 1994

                                                       Environmental Protection Act 1994
                                    Chapter 13 Savings, transitional and related provisions
         Part 2 Transitional provisions for Environmental Protection and Other Legislation
                                                                     Amendment Act 2000
                                                                                    [s 586]

                                   expired plan of operations for the lease under
                                   the Mineral Resources Act, part 7.


Subdivision 2                Existing authorities for mining
                             activities

586      Existing authority becomes an environmental authority
         (mining activities)
        (1)   This section applies               if,    immediately        before      the
              commencement day—
              (a)    an environmental authority is in force; and
              (b)    the authority was for, or included, a mining activity.
        (2)   On the commencement day, the authority, is taken to be an
              environmental authority (mining activities).
        (3)   Chapter 5 applies to the authority, subject to division 4.

586A Existing authority becomes an environmental authority
     (mining activities)
        (1)   This section applies if, on 1 January 2001—
              (a)    an environmental authority had been issued; and
              (b)    the authority was for, or included, a mining activity; and
              (c)    the authority could not take effect until a mining
                     tenement was granted.
        (2)   From the day the tenement was or is granted, the authority is
              taken to be an environmental authority (mining activities).
        (3)   Chapter 5 applies to the authority, subject to division 4.




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