Cap. 423 чл. 26Licensing, etc., of activities.

(1) Save as may otherwise be prescribed, no person shall carry out any activity or operation, or be engaged in such activity or operation, relating to energy, water and mineral resources unless such person is in possession of a licence, permit or other authorisation of the Authority under this Act: Provided that in relation to the exploration and production of hydrocarbons, power to exercise the issue of a licence under this Act shall be subject to an authorisation of the Minister in terms of the Petroleum (Production) Act.

(2) Any person who carries out any such activity without a licence or who acts in breach of any condition of such licence, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine

* the articles in this Part are in force in relation to mineral resources and to the legislation listed in the Second Schedule to Act XXV of 2015 only. (multa) not exceeding one hundred and sixteen thousand and four hundred and sixty-eight euro and sixty-seven cents (116,468.67) or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both such fine and imprisonment.

(3) Saving the provisions of article 469A of the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure no appeal shall lie from any decision of the Authority under subarticle (1).

(4) The provisions of this article shall not apply to any cistern or well in any dwelling house, which is required to be constructed under any law, and the provisions of this article shall not be deemed to require any licence or permit for the construction and maintenance of any such cistern or well, so however this construction shall not preclude the Authority from exercising any of its functions and powers under this Act for the purpose of ensuring that water is not wasted or misused and that no damage is caused to the aquifer or elsewhere.

(5) An authorisation granted to a person under this Act shall not relieve such a person from the requirement at law to apply for any other authorisation however so described, or from any other obligation arising under any other law.