sec.297Condition about ERC decision

### sec.297 Condition about ERC decision It is a condition of an environmental authority for a resource activity that the holder must not carry out, or allow the carrying out of, a resource activity under the authority unless— an ERC decision is in effect for the resource activity when the activity is carried out; and the holder has paid a contribution to the scheme fund or given a surety for the authority under the Mineral and Energy Resources (Financial Provisioning) Act 2018 ; and the holder has complied with the requirements under the Mineral and Energy Resources (Financial Provisioning) Act 2018 for paying a contribution to the scheme fund, or giving a surety for the authority, as required from time to time. s 297 prev s 297 ins 2000 No. 64 s 6 om 2012 No. 16 s 7 s 297 def small scale mining tenure ins 2012 No. 16 s 8 (amd 2013 No. 10 s 7 (13) ) pres s 297 ins 2012 No. 16 s 8 (amd 2013 No. 10 s 7 (12) ) sub 2018 No. 30 s 173 - (a) an ERC decision is in effect for the resource activity when the activity is carried out; and - (b) the holder has paid a contribution to the scheme fund or given a surety for the authority under the Mineral and Energy Resources (Financial Provisioning) Act 2018 ; and - (c) the holder has complied with the requirements under the Mineral and Energy Resources (Financial Provisioning) Act 2018 for paying a contribution to the scheme fund, or giving a surety for the authority, as required from time to time.