The Mines and Minerals(Development and Regulation) Act 1957
tamil-nadu · 1957
Chapter Chapter II
Chapter Chapter II
Chapter Chapter II
- S. 9Royalties in respect of mining leases
- S. 9ADead rent to be paid by the lessee
- S. 9BDistrict Mineral Foundation
- S. 9CNational Mineral Exploration Trust
- S. 10Application for prospecting licences or mining leases
- S. 10ARights of existing concession holders and applicants
- S. 10BGrant of mining lease in respect of notified minerals through auction
Chapter Chapter III
Chapter Chapter III
Chapter Chapter III
- S. 12Registers of prospecting licences and mining leases
- S. 12ATransfer of mineral concessions
- S. 13Power of Central Government to make rules in respect of minerals
- S. 13ASection empowers the Central Government to create rules for granting prospecting licenses or mining leases in India's territorial waters or continental shelf.
- S. 143[Sections 5 to 13] not to apply to minor minerals
- S. 15Power of State Governments to make rules in respect of minor minerals
- S. 15APower of State Government to collect funds for District Mineral Foundation in case of minor minerals
Chapter Chapter IV
- S. 16Power to modify mining leases granted before 25th October, 1949
- S. 17Special powers of Central Government to undertake prospecting or mining operations in certain lands
- S. 17AReservation of areas for purposes of conservation
- S. 18Mineral development
- S. 18APower to authorise Geological Survey of India, etc
Chapter Chapter VI
- S. 19Prospecting licences and mining leases to be void if in contravention of Act
- S. 20Act and rules to apply to all renewals of prospecting licences and mining leases
- S. 20APower of Central Government to issue directions
- S. 21Penalties
- S. 22Graphite: (i) With 80 per cent
- S. 23Offences by companies
- S. 23ACompounding of offences
- S. 23BPower to search
- S. 23CPower of State Government to make rules for preventing illegal mining, transportation and storage of minerals
- S. 24Power of entry and inspection
- S. 24ARights and liabilities of a holder of prospecting licence or mining lease
- S. 25Recovery of certain sums as arrears of land revenue
- S. 26Delegation of powers
- S. 27Protection of action taken in good faith
- S. 28Rules and notifications to be laid before Parliament and certain rules to be approved by Parliament
- S. 29Existing rules to continue
- S. 30Manganese Ore: (i) Ore of all grade Five per cent
- S. 30ASpecial provisions relating to mining leases for coal granted before 25th October, 1949
- S. 30BConstitution of Special Courts
- S. 30CSpecial Courts to have powers of Court of Session
- S. 31Relaxation of rules in special cases
- S. 32[Amendments to Act 53 of 1948]
- S. 33Validation of certain acts and indemnity
- S. 34Nickel: Zero point one two per cent
- S. 35Ochre: Twenty-four rupees per tonne
- S. 36Pyrites: Two per cent
- S. 37Pyrophyllite: Twenty per cent
- S. 38Quartz: Fifteen per cent
- S. 39Ruby: Ten per cent
- S. 40Sand (others): Twenty rupees per tonne
- S. 41—
- S. 42Shale: Sixty rupees per tonne
- S. 43Silica sand and moulding sand and Quartzite: Ten per cent
- S. 44Sillimanite: Two point five per cent
- S. 45Silver: (i) By-product Seven per cent
- S. 46Slate: Forty-five rupees per tonne
- S. 47Talc, Steatite and Soapstone: Eighteen per cent
- S. 48Tin: Seven point five per cent
- S. 49Tungsten: Twenty rupees per unit per cent
- S. 50Uranium: Two per cent
- S. 51Vanadium: Twenty per cent
- S. 52Vermiculite: Five per cent
- S. 53Wollastonite: Fifteen per cent
- S. 54Zinc: (a) Nine point five per cent
- S. 55Section 55 imposes a 12% royalty on the sale of specified minerals not previously listed.