Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Power of Central Government to make rules in respect of minerals.―(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for regulating the grant of 2[reconnaissance permits, 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 all or any of the following matters, namely:― (a) the person by whom, and the manner in which, applications for 3[reconnaissance permits, prospecting licences or mining leases] in respect of land in which the minerals vest in the Government may be made and the fees to be paid therefor; 4[(aa) the conditions as may be necessary for commencement and continuation of production by the holders of mining leases, under section 4B; (ab) the conditions to be fulfilled by the new lessee for obtaining all necessary rights, approvals, clearances, licences and the like under the proviso to sub-section (2) of section 8B; (ac) the level of exploration in respect of deep seated minerals or such minerals and the procedure, including the bidding parameters for selection of the holders under the proviso to sub-section (2) of section 10C;]