Minerals Ordinance, 2004.
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Abstract
This Ordinance is enacted to make better provisions in the law relating to minerals other than mineral oil and their prospecting and mining and for other incidental matters. The Ordinance consists of 166 Sections divided into 14 Parts.
The State Minerals Management Authority shall be established. Section 8 provides for the functions and powers of the State Minerals Management Authority. Part III provides for the authority to prospect and mining. In order to prospect or mine within the territorial limits of the State, a valid mining tenement issued in accordance with this Part shall be obtained. Mineral tenement means a panning licence, proprietary mining licence, prospecting licence, mining lease or certificate, or any of them for the purpose of prospecting or mining of minerals or mineral ores. The Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri may make regulations in respect of the contents of any feasibility study, rehabilitation plan, survey, plan, report or any other assessment. The Authority may require an applicant to submit a mine rehabilitation plan for approval of the Authority prior to the issue of a mining lease or to a renewal thereof. A mine rehabilitation plan shall provide for specific rehabilitation actions or programmes, inspections and presentation or submission of annual reports to the Authority, an estimate of the total costs of implementation of the plan and a time schedule for the implementation thereof. A Mine Rehabilitation Fund shall be established for the purpose of rehabilitation of mining lands.
The Ordinance further make provisions for: registration of mineral tenements; inspection of and registers; access to reserved land for prospecting or access to mining land; right to use water; compensation; licence fees and rent; royalty; enforcement and investigation; etc.
The Ordinance also contain 8 Schedules, including forms for: A. Panning licence; B. Prospecting licence; C. Mining lease; D. Mining certificate; E. Proprietary mining licence; F. Water licence; G. Water permit; H. Licence to remove dredging machine.
The State Minerals Management Authority shall be established. Section 8 provides for the functions and powers of the State Minerals Management Authority. Part III provides for the authority to prospect and mining. In order to prospect or mine within the territorial limits of the State, a valid mining tenement issued in accordance with this Part shall be obtained. Mineral tenement means a panning licence, proprietary mining licence, prospecting licence, mining lease or certificate, or any of them for the purpose of prospecting or mining of minerals or mineral ores. The Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri may make regulations in respect of the contents of any feasibility study, rehabilitation plan, survey, plan, report or any other assessment. The Authority may require an applicant to submit a mine rehabilitation plan for approval of the Authority prior to the issue of a mining lease or to a renewal thereof. A mine rehabilitation plan shall provide for specific rehabilitation actions or programmes, inspections and presentation or submission of annual reports to the Authority, an estimate of the total costs of implementation of the plan and a time schedule for the implementation thereof. A Mine Rehabilitation Fund shall be established for the purpose of rehabilitation of mining lands.
The Ordinance further make provisions for: registration of mineral tenements; inspection of and registers; access to reserved land for prospecting or access to mining land; right to use water; compensation; licence fees and rent; royalty; enforcement and investigation; etc.
The Ordinance also contain 8 Schedules, including forms for: A. Panning licence; B. Prospecting licence; C. Mining lease; D. Mining certificate; E. Proprietary mining licence; F. Water licence; G. Water permit; H. Licence to remove dredging machine.
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Repealed
No
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English
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No