Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
In this Act, unless the context, ,otherwise requires,- ( a I "Competent Authority" mcans a Competent Authority appointed under section 5 ; ( b "Government" means the Statc Government of Orissa ; ( G I "Licence" means a licence granted under section 6 ; Acl not to .appiy. to ,&n, .I matters. ( d ) " Minerals" means minerals as defined in thc Mincg and Minerals .( Regulation and Development ) Act, 1957 and includes prccious, sfmi- 67 195, prcc~ous and uncut stonfi and does not inclrrde minor minerals as defined under cluse ( e ) of section 3 of ihe Mines and Mincrals ( Regulation and DcveIopment ) Act, 1957 ; .I ' ( e ) " Permit" mcans a permit granted uuder scction 8 ; ( f ) " Prescribed" mans presclibed by rules ; . ( g ) "'Rules " means rules made by the Government under this A&