S.I. No. 340/1979:S.I. No. 340/1979:MINERALS DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, 1979. MINERALS DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, 1979. I, DESMOND OMALLEY, Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 80 of the Minerals Development Act, 1940 , and section 9 of the Minerals Development Act, 1979 , and, insofar as these Regulations relate to the amount or collection of any fees, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, hereby make the following Regulations: PART I. PRELIMINARY. Short title. 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Minerals Development Regulations, 1979, and shall come into operation on the 1st day of November, 1979. Definitions. 2. In these Regulations "the Act of 1940" means the Minerals Development Act, 1940 , and "the Act of 1979" means the Minerals Development Act, 1979 . PART II. APPLICATIONS AND FORMS. Applications for prospecting licences. 3. (1) Every application under sect...