Bare Act Search Results
Home Bare Acts Phrase: prospectiveMines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 Chapter II
Title: General Restrictions on Undertaking Prospecting and Mining Operations
State: Central
Year: 1957
..... 5[(1A) No person shall transport or store or cause to be transported or stored any mineral otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder.] (2)6[No reconnaissance permit, prospecting licence or mining lease] shall be granted otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder. 7[(3) Any State Government may, after prior consultation with the Central Government and in accordance with the rules made under section 18,1[undertake reconnaissance, prospecting or mining operations with respect to any mineral specified in the First Schedule in any area within that State which is not already held under any reconnaissance permit, prospecting licence or mining lease].] ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 38 of 1999, section. 5, for certain words w.e.f. 18-12-1999. 2. Inserted by Act 37 of 1986, section. 2 w.e.f. 10-2-1987. 3. Substituted by Act 38 of 1999, section. 5, for "the Atomic Minerals Division" w.e.f. 18-12-1999. 4. Inserted by Act 16 of 1987, section. 14 w.r.e.f. 1-10-1963. 5. Inserted by Act 38 of 1999, section. 5 w.e.f. 18-12-1999. 6. Substituted by Act 38 of 1999,.....
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionMines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 Chapter IV
Title: Rules for Regulating the Grant of Prospecting Licences and Mining Leases
State: Central
Year: 1957
.....commencement of the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Amendment Act, 1994 shall be brought in conformity with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder within two years from the date of the commencement of the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Amendment Act, 1994], or sued further time as the Central Government may, by general or special order, specify in this behalf. (b) Where the rights under any mining lease, granted by the proprietor of an estate or tenure before the commencement of the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Amendment Act, 1972, have vested, on or after the 25th day of October, 1949, in the State Government in pursuance of the provisions of any Act of any Provincial or State Legislature which provides for the acquisition of estates or tenures or provides for agrarian reform, such mining lease shall be brought into conformity with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder within2[two years from the commencement of the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Amendment Act, 1994], or within such further time as the Central Government may, by general or special order, specify in this.....
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionMines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 Chapter III
Title: Procedure for Obtaining Prospecting Licences or Mining Leases
State: Central
Year: 1957
.....and in the prescribed form. (3) On receipt of an application under this section, the State Government may, having regard to the provisions of this Act and any rules made thereunder, grant or refuse to grant the2[permit, licence or lease]. ________________________ 1 . Substituted by Act 38 of 1999, section. 11, for "a prospecting licence or a mining lease" w.e.f. 18-12-1999. 2. Substituted by Act 38 of 1999, section. 11, for "licence or lease" w.e.f. 18-12-1999. Section 11 - Preferential right of certain persons 1[11. Preferential right of certain persons (1) Where a reconnaissance permit or prospecting licence has been granted in respect of any land, the permit holder or the licensee shall have a preferential right for obtaining a prospecting licence or mining lease, as the case may be, in respect of that land over any other person; Provided that the State Government is satisfied that the permit holder or the licensee, as the case may be,-- (a) has undertaken reconnaissance operations or prospecting operations, as the case may be, to establish mineral resources in such land; (b) has not committed any breach of the terms and conditions of the reconnaissance.....
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionMines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 Section 17
Title: Special Powers of Central Government to Undertake Prospecting or Mining Operations in Certain Lands
State: Central
Year: 1957
.....permit, prospecting licence or mining lease]. (4) The Central Government, with a view to enabling it to exercise the powers conferred on it by sub-section (2) may, after consultation with the State Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare that no4[reconnaissance permit, prospecting licence or mining lease] shall be granted in respect of any land specified in the notification. ________________________ 1. The word "only" omitted by Act 56 of 1972, section. 10 w.e.f. 12-9-1972. 2. Inserted by Act 56 of 1972, section. 10 w.e.f. 12-9-1972. 3. Substituted by Act 38 of 1999, section. 15, for "prospecting or mining operations" w.e.f. 18-12-1999. 4. Substituted by Act 38 of 1999, section. 15, for "prospecting licence or mining lease" w.e.f. 18-12-1999. 5. Substituted by Act 38 of 1999, section. 15, for "prospecting fee" w.e.f. 18-12-1999.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionMines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 Section 4
Title: Prospecting or Mining Operations to Be Under Licence or Lease
State: Central
Year: 1957
..... 5[(1A) No person shall transport or store or cause to be transported or stored any mineral otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder.] (2)6[No reconnaissance permit, prospecting licence or mining lease] shall be granted otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder. 7[(3) Any State Government may, after prior consultation with the Central Government and in accordance with the rules made under section 18,1[undertake reconnaissance, prospecting or mining operations with respect to any mineral specified in the First Schedule in any area within that State which is not already held under any reconnaissance permit, prospecting licence or mining lease].] ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 38 of 1999, section. 5, for certain words w.e.f. 18-12-1999. 2. Inserted by Act 37 of 1986, section. 2 w.e.f. 10-2-1987. 3. Substituted by Act 38 of 1999, section. 5, for "the Atomic Minerals Division" w.e.f. 18-12-1999. 4. Inserted by Act 16 of 1987, section. 14 w.r.e.f. 1-10-1963. 5. Inserted by Act 38 of 1999, section. 5 w.e.f. 18-12-1999. 6. Substituted by Act 38 of 1999,.....
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionMines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 Section 6
Title: Maximum Area for Which a Prospecting Licence or Mining Lease May Be Granted
State: Central
Year: 1957
.....other corporation or a Hindu undivided family or a partner of a firm, shall be deducted from the area referred to in sub-section (1) so that the sum total of the area held by such person, under a5[reconnaissance permit, prospecting licence or mining lease], whether as such member or partner, or individually, may not, in any case, exceed the total area specified in sub-section (1).] ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 56 of 1972, section. 3, for sub-section (1) w.e.f. 12-9-1972. 2. The words "in any one State" omitted by Act 37 of 1986, section. 5 w.e.f. 10-2-1987. 3. Inserted by Act 38 of 1999, section. 8 w.e.f. 18-12-1999. 4. Substituted by Act 38 of 1999, section. 8, for clause (c) w.e.f. 18-12-1999. 5. Substituted by Act 38 of 1999, section. 8, for "prospecting licence of mining lease" w.e.f. 18-12-1999. 6. Inserted by Act 56 of 1972, section. 3 w.e.f. 12-9-1972.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionMines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 Section 24A
Title: Rights and Liabilities of a Holder of Prospecting Licence or Mining Lease
State: Central
Year: 1957
.....for any Joss or damage which is likely to arise or has arisen from or in consequence of the7[reconnaissance, mining or prospecting operations]. (3) The amount of compensation payable under sub-section (2) shall be determined by the State Government in the manner prescribed.] ________________________ 1. Inserted by Act 37 of 1986, section. 17 w.e.f. 10-2-1987. 2. Substituted by Act 38 of 1999, section. 21, for "prospecting licence or mining lease" w.e.f. 18-12-1999. 3. Substituted by Act 38 of 1999, section. 21, for "holder of such licence or lease" w.e.f. 18-12-1999. 4. Substituted by Act 38 of 1999, section. 21, for "such lease or licence had been granted" w.e.f. 18-12-1999. 5. Substituted by Act 38 of 1999, section. 21, for "prospecting or mining operations" w.e.f. 18-12-1999. 6. Substituted by Act 38 of 1999, section. 21, for "such licence or lease" w.e.f. 18-12-1999. 7. Substituted by Act 38 of 1999, section. 21, for "mining or prospecting operations" w.e.f. 18-12-1999.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionMines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 Section 7
Title: Periods for Which Prospecting Licences May Be Granted or Renewed
State: Central
Year: 1957
1[7. Periods for which prospecting licences may be granted or renewed (1) The period for which2[a reconnaissance permit or prospecting licence] may be granted shall not exceed three years. (2) A prospecting licence shall, if the State Government is satisfied that a longer period is required to enable the licensee to complete prospecting operations be renewed for such period or periods as that Government may specify: Provided that the total period for which a prospecting licence is granted does not exceed five years: Provided further that no prospecting licence granted in respect of3[a mineral included in Part A and Part B to] the First Schedule shall be renewed except with the previous approval of the Central Government.] ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 25 of 1994, section. 4, for section 7 w.e.f. 25-1-1994. 2. Substituted by Act 38 of 1999, section. 9, for "a prospecting licence" w.e.f. 18-12-1999. 3. Substituted by Act 38 of 1999, section. 9, for "a mineral included in" w.e.f. 18-12-1999.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionMines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 Section 4A
Title: Termination of Prospecting Licences or Mining Leases
State: Central
Year: 1957
.....the date of ifs lapse and on being satisfied that such non-commencement or discontinuance was due to reasons beyond the control of the holder of the lease, revive the lease from such prospective or retrospective date as it 'thinks fit but not earlier than the date of lapse of the lease: Provided also that no lease shall be revived under the second proviso for more than twice during the entire period of the lease.] ________________________ 1. Section 4A Inserted by Act 56 of 1972, section. 2 w.e.f. 12-9-1972 and Substituted by Act 37 of 1986, section. 3 w.e.f. 10-2-1987. 2. The words ", after consultation with the Central Government," omitted by act 25 of 1994, section. 3 w.e.f. 10-2-1987. 3. Proviso omitted by Act 38 of 1999, section. 6 w.e.f. 18-12-1999. 4. Substituted by Act 25 of 1994, section. 2, for "one year" w.e.f. 25-1-1994.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionMines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 Section 5
Title: Restrictions on the Grant of Prospecting Licences or Mining Leases
State: Central
Year: 1957
.....to show that the area for which the lease is applied for has been prospected earlier or the existence of mineral contents therein has been established otherwise than by means of prospecting such area; and (b) there is mining plan duly approved by the Central Government, or by the State Government, in respect of such category of mines as may be specified by the Central Government, for the development of mineral deposits in the area concerned.]] ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 37 of 1986, section. 4, for section 5 w.e.f. 10-2-1987. 2. Substituted by Act 25 of 1994, section. 3, for sub-section (1) w.e.f. 25-1-194. 3. Substituted by Act 38 of 1999, section. 7, for "prospecting licence or mining lease" w.e.f. 18-12-1999. 4. Substituted by Act 38 of 1999, section. 7, for clauses (a) and (b) w.e.f. 18-12-1999.
View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section- << Prev.
- Next >>
Sign-up to get more results
Unlock complete result pages and premium legal research features.
Start Free Trial