Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
The provisions. contained in Chapter V shall apply in relation to the grant of quarrying leases in respect of minor minerals which vest partly in the Government and partly in a private person, as they apply in relation to the grant quarrying lease in respect of minor minerals which vest exclusively in the Government: Provided that the dead rent and royalty payable in respect of minor minerals which partly vest in the Government and partly in a private person shall be shared by the Government and by the private person in proportion to the shares they have in the minor minerals. If the applicant or the land owner is not able to produce valid documents to prove the land owner's share in the mineral rights, the quarrying lease shall be granted treating the mineral as belonging exclusively to the Government. Provided further that the land owner shall be given a registered notice to this effect and granted a period of three months or any extension of period as the State Government or the competent authority may grant, to produce such documents. In such an event, the State Government or the competent authority shall waive the condition in rule 32 and allow sufficient time for the execution of the lease deed.