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Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002 Section 12

Title: Grant of Exploration Licence

State: Central

Year: 2002

.....may grant an exploration licence to any person who-- (a) is eligible under section 6 for grant of operating right; (b) produces, to the satisfaction of the administering authority, evidence that such person possesses the requisite technical ability and financial resources to undertake exploration operation based on such scientific parameters, as may be prescribed; (c) submits a work programme for the area applied for, prepared in such manner and supported by such data as may be prescribed, setting forth the activities proposed to be carried out during the period of the exploration licence including the intended exploration schedule and methods to be used, an estimated schedule of expenditure, measures to prevent pollution and protect the environment and to monitor the effectiveness of environmental safeguards subject to the modifications which the administering authority may make in such work programme; (d) undertakes not to deviate from the work programme for exploration licence approved by the administering authority; and (e) has fulfilled, to the satisfaction of administering authority, all his statutory obligations under any operating right previously-- (i).....

Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002 Section 5

Title: Reconnaissance, Exploration or Production to Be Under Permit, Licence or Lease

State: Central

Year: 2002

.....of Mines, Nagpur and shall also give therein reasons and indicate whether the whole or any part of the report or data submitted by him should be kept confidential. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Central Government may-- (a) authorise seaward artillery practice under the Seaward Artillery Practice Act, 1949 (8 of 1949); (b) provide for, by notification in the Official Gazette, special measures to ensure public safety and interest, the defence of India and civil defence, conduct of the naval operations and exercises, national security and other strategic considerations and the matters connected therewith during war like conditions or otherwise. (4) No operating right shall be granted or renewed otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder and any reconnaissance permit, exploration licence or production lease granted, renewed or acquired in contravention of the provisions of this Act or any rules made thereunder, shall be void.

Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2002

.....Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Central Government may" (a) authorise seaward artillery practice under the Seaward Artillery Practice Act. 1949 (8 of 1949); (b) provide for, by notification in the Official Gazette, special measures to ensure public safety and interest, the defence of India and civil defence, conduct of the naval operations and exercises, national security and other strategic - considerations and the matters connected therewith during war like conditions or otherwise. (4) No operating right shall be granted or renewed otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made there under and any reconnaissances permit exploration licence or production lease granted, renewed or acquired in contravention of the provisions of this Act or any rules made there under, shall be void. SECTION 06: GRANT OF OPERATING RIGHT The Central Government shall not grant an operating right to any person unless such person" (a) is an Indian national, or a company as defined in Section 3 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956); and (b) satisfies such conditions as may be prescribed : Provided that no production lease for atomic minerals or.....

Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002 Chapter II

Title: General Provisions for Acquition of Operating Rights in the Offshore Areas

State: Central

Year: 2002

.....anything contained in this Act, the Central Government may-- (a) authorise seaward artillery practice under the Seaward Artillery Practice Act, 1949 (8 of 1949); (b) provide for, by notification in the Official Gazette, special measures to ensure public safety and interest, the defence of India and civil defence, conduct of the naval operations and exercises, national security and other strategic considerations and the matters connected therewith during war like conditions or otherwise. (4) No operating right shall be granted or renewed otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder and any reconnaissance permit, exploration licence or production lease granted, renewed or acquired in contravention of the provisions of this Act or any rules made thereunder, shall be void. Section 6 - Grant of operating right The Central Government shall not grant an operating right to any person unless such person-- (a) is an Indian national, or a company as defined in section 3 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956); and (b) satisfies such conditions as may be prescribed: Provided that no production lease for atomic.....

Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1957

MINES AND MINERALS (REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT) ACT, 1957 MINES AND MINERALS (REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT) ACT, 1957 67 of 1957 28th December, 1957 An Act to provide for the 3["development and regulation of mines and minerals"]under the control of the Union. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows :- [a] For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Gaz. of India, 1957, Extra., Pt. II, section 2, p. 392; and for Report of the Joint Committee, see p. 997.PRELIMINARY SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT (1) This Act may be called the Mines and Minerals4["(Development and Regulation)"] Act, 1957. (2) It extends1to the whole of India. (3) It shall come into force on such date2as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. SECTION 02: DECLARATION AS TO EXPEDIENCY OF UNION CONTROL It is hereby declared that it is expedient in the public interest that the Union should take under its control the regulation of mines and the development of minerals to the extent hereinafter provided. SECTION 03: DEFINITIONS - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "minerals" includes all.....

Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and Other Maritime Zones Act, 1976 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....with imprisonment which may extend to three years or with fine, or with both. SECTION 12: OFFENCES BY COMPANIES (1) Where an offence under this Act or the rules made thereunder has been committed by a company, every person who at the time the offence was committed was in charge of, and was responsible to the company for the conduct of the business of the company as well as the company shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly: Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall render any such per- son liable to any punishment provided in this Act if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) where an offence under this Act or the rules made thereunder has been committed by a company and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or the connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on the part of, any director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company, such director, manager, secretary or other officer shall.....

Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002 Chapter I

Title: Preliminary

State: Central

Year: 2002

..... (1) This Act shall apply to all minerals in the offshore areas including any mineral prescribed by notification under clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 (33 of 1962) except mineral oils and hydrocarbons related thereto. (2) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the provisions of this Act shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, any other law for the time being in force in the offshore areas. Section 4 - Definitions In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "administering authority" means an authority notified, in the Official Gazette, by the Central Government for the purposes of this Act; (b) "atomic minerals" means the minerals included in atomic minerals specified in Part B of the First Schedule to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957); (c) "Coast Guard" means the Coast Guard constituted under the Coast Guard Act, 1978 (30 of 1978); (d) "exploration licence" means a licence granted under section 12; (e) "exploration operation" means any operation undertaken for the purpose of exploring, locating or proving the mineral deposits; (f) "holder",.....

Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002 Section 4

Title: Definitions

State: Central

Year: 2002

.....effect on living resources and marine life, hazards to human health, hindrance to marine activities, including fishing and other legitimate uses of the offshore areas and impairment of quality of sea water for use and reduction of amenities; (r) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (s) "production operation" means any operation undertaken for the purpose of winning any mineral from the offshore area and includes any operation directly or indirectly necessary therefor or incidental thereto; (t) "production lease" means a lease granted under section 13 which confers an exclusive right for the purpose of undertaking production operation; (u) "reconnaissance operation" means any preliminary geo-scientific survey undertaken for the purpose of searching or locating mineral deposits; (v) "reconnaissance permit" means a permit granted under section 11 for the purpose of undertaking reconnaissance operation; (w) "vessel" includes any ship, boat, sailing vessel or any other vessel of any description.

Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948 Schedule I

Title: Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1948

..... 808.29 Feb-02 815.23 Mar-02 851.77 ________________________________ 1. Inserted by Act 39 of 1969, Section 4 (w.r.e.f. 1-1-1968). 2. Substituted by S.O. 91 (E)/1993. 3. Substituted by S.O. 666 (E)/1994. 4. Substituted vide Notification No. GSR814(E) dated 16.12.2004. Earlier the Schedule was as follows: "1[THE SCHEDULE (See Section 6-A) RATES OF ROYALTY 2[1. Crude oil: 3[2. Casing head condensate Rupees four hundred and eighty one per metric tonne for the period beginning on the 1st day of April, 1990 and ending on the 31st day of March, 1993] 3. Natural gas Ten per cent of the value of the natural gas obtained at well-head.]" 5. Substituted for the following vide Notification No. GSR559(E) dated 20.08.2007. "Note 1: Well Head Price of Crude Oil and Casing Head Condensate for areas covered under 1. (1) B. and 2. (1).B. above will be determined by deducting 7.5% and 10% of the Crude Oil and Casing Head Condensate price considered for onland and offshore production respectively. Royalty will be calculated on Cum -royalty basis as.....

The Mines And Minerals (Development And Regulation) Amendment Act, 2015 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2015

.....AND REGULATION) AMENDMENT ACT, 2015 NO. 10 OF 2015 [26th March, 2015.] An Act further to amend the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows: Short title and commencement 1. (1) This Act may be called the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2015. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 12th day of January, 2015. Amendment of section 3. 2. In the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in section 3, (i) after clause (e), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: (ea) notified minerals means any mineral specified in the Fourth Schedule; ; (ii) after clause (g), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: (ga) prospecting licence-cum-mining lease means a two stage concession granted for the purpose of undertaking prospecting operations followed by mining operations; ; (iii) in clause (hb), the word and , occurring at the end, shall be omitted; (iv) after clause (hb), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: (hc) Special Court means a Court.....