16.— Section 2(1) of the Act of 2000 is amended by inserting the following definitions:

“ ‘operator’ in relation to a quarry means a person who at all material times is in charge of the carrying on of quarrying activities at a quarry or under whose direction such activities are carried out;

‘quarry’ has the meaning assigned to it by section 3 of the Mines and Quarries Act 1965;”.