Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) The State Government may by notification, make rules regulating the grant of prospecting licences and mining leases in respect of minerals and for purposes connected therewith. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for au or any of the following matters namely: (a) the persons by whom and the manner in which applications for prospecting licence, quarry lease, mining lease or other concessions may be made and the fees to be paid therefore; (b) the time within which and the form in which acknowledgement of the receipt of any such application may be sent; (c) the matters which may be considered where applications in respect of the same land are received within the same day; (d) the persons to whom certificates of approval may be granted, the form of such certificate and the fee payable for the grant or renewal of such certificate; (e) the terms on which, and tile conditions subject to which and the authority by which prospecting licences, quarry leases, mining leases or other mineral concessions may he granted or renewed in respect of land of which minerals vest in the State Government; (f) the procedure for obtaining prospecting licences, quarry leases, mining leases or other mineral concessions; (g) the facilities to be afforded by holders of quarry leases, mining leases or other mineral concessions to persons deputed by the Government for the purpose of undertaking research or training in matters relating to mining operation; (h) the fixing and collection of rent, royalty, cess, dead rent, fines or other charges and the time within which and the manner in which these shall be payable; (i) the manner in which right of any owner of land may he protected (whether by way of payment of compensation or otherwise) in cases where any owner is prejudicially affected by reason or any prospecting or mining operations; and the person by whom and the manner in which such protections shall, be made, or, as the case may be, the compensation shall be paid, and in the event of any dispute as to such protective work or as to the amount or such compensation, the authority by whom such disputes shall he settled; (j) the manner, in which rehabilitation of flora and other vegetation, such as trees, shrubs and the like, destroyed by reasons of any prospecting, quarrying or mining operations shall he made in the same area or any other area selected by the State Government (whether by way of reimbursement of the cost to rehabilitation or otherwise) by the person holding the prospecting licence, quarrying or mining lease; (k) the construction, maintenances and use of road, transmission lines, tramways, railways, aerial, ropeways, pipelines and the making of passage for water for mining purposes on any land comprised in a quarry or mining lease or other mineral concession; (l) the form of registers to be maintained under this Act; (m) the reports and Statements to be submitted by holders of prospecting licences, quarry or mining leases or other mineral concessions and the authority to which such reports and Statements shall be submitted; (n) the period within which and the manner in which and the authority to which appeal or revision of any order passed by any authority under these rules may be made, the fees to be paid therefore, and the powers of the appellate and revisional authority; and (o) any other matter which is to be, or may be, prescribed. Sections 3 to 15 not to apply to minor minerals