45Operating licences required for operating activities

45 Operating licences required for operating activities (1) A person must not engage in a prescribed operating activity except as authorised by an operating licence in respect of the activity. Section 314 provides that subsection (1) is a civil penalty provision. The penalty for contravention of this civil penalty provision is set out in the table in section 314. (iii) an exemption granted to the person under section 80(2) that is in force in respect of the activity; or (iv) requirements specified under section 48(b) in respect of the activity; or (b) in respect of any action or thing that the person is required to take or do under an improvement notice or environmental action notice; or S. 46 inserted by No. 39/2018 s. 7 (as amended by Nos 27/2019 ss 12−30, 3/2020 ss 42–44, 47/2020 s. 26).