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This Law may be cited as the Mining Law (1997 Revision).\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_2\", \"num\": \"2.\", \"text\": \"Definitions 2. In this Law \u2014 \u201calluvial\u201d includes all forms of mineral deposits which do not fall within the definition of lode, and, for the purposes of this Law, bauxite and laterite deposits shall be regarded as alluvial deposits; \u201cbuy\u201d includes exchange, barter, or giving or receiving as a pledge or security; \u201cdeposit\u201d means any sum or any security therefor, deposited with the Governor under section 13; \u201cholder\u201d of an exclusive prospecting licence, mining lease or water right includes any person in whom such licence, lease or water right, or a part of the rights thereunder, has become lawfully vested by transfer, assignment or otherwise; \u201clessee\u201d of a mining lease includes all persons having a right or interest in or under a mining lease, whether by transfer, assignment or otherwise; \u201clicence\u201d means an exclusive prospecting licence granted under section 21; Mining Law \u201clode\u201d includes all true fissure veins, contact veins, segregated veins, bedded veins in metalliferous bankets, stockworks, such irregular deposits as conform generally to the above classification and beds of any mineral such as beds of iron stone; \u201cmedical officer\u201d means any person appointed by the Governor to be a medical officer for the purposes of this Law; \u201cmine\u201d includes any place, excavation or working whereon, wherein or whereby, any operation in connection with mining is carried on; \u201cminerals\u201d except for the purposes of Part VII, has the same meaning as in the Minerals (Vesting) Law (1997 Revision); \u201cmining lease\u201d means a mining lease granted under section 33; \u201cmining rights\u201d means rights under a mining lease; \u201coffence\u201d means an offence against this Law; \u201cowner\u201d, in relation to land, includes an occupier or a lessee; \u201cpassageway\u201d means any highway, road, street, footpath, right of way, easement or installation of any railway, tramway, wireline, conveyor belt, cable way, chute, pipe, sewer, drain, tunnel, shaft, fluming or water-course; \u201cprospecting or mining rights\u201d mean rights under a prospecting right, licence or mining lease; \u201cpublic water\u201d means all water flowing in a known and defined channel and which is capable of being applied to the common use of riparian proprietors; \u201cradioactive mineral\u201d means any substance specified in the Schedule; \u201csell\u201d includes deposit as a pledge or security; \u201cshaft\u201d means any vertical or inclined tunnel other than a stope or winze which is or might be used for winding, travelling, draining or ventilating purposes in connection with prospecting or mining operations; \u201ctailings\u201d means all gravel, sand, slime or other substance which is the residue of bona fide mining operations; \u201cthis Law\u201d includes regulations made under this Law; \u201cto mark out\u201d an area means to delimit such area in the manner provided in this Law; \u201cto mine\u201d means intentionally to search for, extract or win minerals, and includes any operations necessary for the purpose; \u201cto prospect\u201d means to search for minerals and includes such working as is reasonably necessary to enable the prospector to test the mineral-bearing qualities of the land; and \u201cwater-course\u201d means any channel or duct, whether natural or artificial, which confines, restricts or directs the flow of water. Mining Law\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_3\", \"num\": \"3.\", \"text\": \"Unlawful mining and unlawful prospecting 3. Whoever prospects or mines on any lands in the Islands otherwise than in accordance with this Law is guilty of the offence of unlawful prospecting or unlawful mining, as the case may be, and liable on summary conviction before two Justices to a fine of two thousand dollars or to imprisonment with hard labour for twelve months, and in addition the Court before which such person is convicted shall order the forfeiture of all minerals obtained in the course of such unlawful prospecting or mining, or if such minerals cannot be forfeited, the payment of such sum as the Court may assess as the value of such minerals.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_4\", \"num\": \"4.\", \"text\": \"Law does not apply to oils 4. Nothing in this Law shall apply to, or confer any right to prospect or mine for, any mineral oil.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_5\", \"num\": \"5.\", \"text\": \"Appointment and duties of officers 5. (1) The Governor may appoint such officers as may be necessary for the carrying into effect of this Law. (2) It shall be the duty of the Governor, in addition to any other duties provided in this Law, to exercise general supervision over all prospecting and mining operations in the Islands.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_6\", \"num\": \"6.\", \"text\": \"Delegation of powers 6. The Governor may delegate or assign to any officer appointed under section 5(1) all or any of his powers, duties and jurisdiction subject to such limitations as he may specify, but in so doing the Governor shall not thereby divest himself of the right to exercise concurrently all or any of the powers, duties and jurisdiction conferred upon him by this Law.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_7\", \"num\": \"7.\", \"text\": \"Royalties 7. All minerals obtained in the course of prospecting or mining operations shall be liable to such conditions as may be prescribed, and no minerals shall be exported except after payment or securing of royalty under such conditions as may be prescribed: Provided that the Governor may, by permit under his hand, exempt from liability to royalties small quantities of minerals intended for use, or exported, as commercial samples or scientific specimens, or for the purpose of experiment or assay.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_8\", \"num\": \"8.\", \"text\": \"Lands excluded from prospecting or mining 8. (1) Save where otherwise provided by this Law, no prospecting or mining rights shall authorise prospecting or mining on \u2014 (a) land dedicated or set apart for any public purpose (other than mining) or for a burial ground, or within three hundred feet of such places, except with the consent of the Governor; Mining Law (b) any area situate within any town or village except with the consent of the Governor; (c) land reserved for the purpose of any railway or situate within three hundred feet of any railway other than a railway constructed on the area of the mining lease by the mining lessee, except with the consent of the Governor; (d) any area which is the site of or is within three hundred feet of any building, works, reservoir or dam owned or occupied by the Government or a public authority, except with the consent of the Governor; (e) any street, road or highway or any land within one hundred and fifty feet of the centre line of any street, road or highway, other than one constructed on the area of the mining lease by the mining lessee, except with the consent of the Governor; (f) land within three hundred feet of any building, except with the consent of the occupier: Provided that where such consent is withheld, the Governor may allow prospecting or mining on such land on such conditions as he may think fit; (g) any area closed to prospecting or mining under section 9; (h) any area over which rights under a licence or a mining lease have been previously granted under this Law until fourteen days have elapsed from the date of the Gazette in which notice is given of the termination of such rights or in respect of which permission to mine has been given under section 32 and is still lawfully subsisting, except by the holder of such licence, mining lease or permit; or (i) any area over which a right of passageway is vested in the holder of a mining lease, except with the consent of such holder. (2) Where, under subsection (1), the Governor is empowered to authorise prospecting or mining, then \u2014 (a) if a public authority is directly affected by the giving of consent, the Governor shall not give such consent without prior consultation with such public authority; and (b) where consent is given the Governor may impose such conditions as he may think fit. (3) In this section \u2014 \u201cburial ground\u201d means any place \u2014 (a) authorised under any law to be a place of burial; (b) attached to any place of worship and used as a place of burial; or (c) habitually used as a place of burial by the members of any sect or congregation; and Mining Law \u201ctown or village\u201d means a town or village as defined under any law for the time being in force for spirit licence purposes or for all purposes.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_9\", \"num\": \"9.\", \"text\": \"Power to close areas to prospecting, etc. 9. The Governor may, by notice in the Gazette, declare any area, other than an area over which rights under a licence or mining lease have been previously granted and are subsisting, to be closed to prospecting and mining either generally or by such persons, for such periods or for such minerals, as may be specified in such notice, and may reopen such area or any part thereof by further notice on any terms and conditions as to prospecting or mining and to such persons as he may think fit.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_10\", \"num\": \"10.\", \"text\": \"Power to revoke prospecting rights, etc., in cases of fraud, etc. 10. Where any prospecting right, licence or mining lease has been granted in pursuance of this Law and subsequently the Governor is satisfied that such grant has been obtained as a result of any misleading, false or fraudulent representation, or in consequence of any incorrect information (whether such information be supplied wilfully or otherwise), the Governor may call upon the holder of such right, licence or lease to show cause within a specified time why such right, licence or lease should not be revoked; and if he fails to comply with such order within the time specified or if the cause shown be inadequate in the opinion of the Governor, such right, licence or lease may thereupon be revoked by the Governor, notice of such fact shall be published in the Gazette and a copy of such notice shall be sent to the holder at his last known address.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_11\", \"num\": \"11.\", \"text\": \"Notice and security for compensation for damage 11. Any holder of prospecting or mining rights intending to prospect or mine on any lands shall give notice of his intention to the owner and the occupier of such land before commencing operations thereon, and shall, if so required by the owner, occupier or the Governor, lodge with the Governor such sum, or give security therefor, as the Governor may direct for the payment of any compensation which may be payable under section 12, and such sum, or the balance thereof, if any, may be refunded or released under section 13(3), (4) and (5).\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_12\", \"num\": \"12.\", \"text\": \"Payment of compensation to owners or occupiers 12. (1) The holder of prospecting or mining rights shall, on demand being made by the owner or occupier of the land upon or under which prospecting or mining operations are being or have been carried on by him, pay such owner or occupier fair and reasonable compensation for any disturbance of his surface rights and for any damage done to the surface of the land or to any live or dead stock, crops, trees, buildings or works, as a result of such operations. (2) The amount of compensation payable under subsection (1) shall be determined by agreement between the parties or, if the parties are unable to reach agreement Mining Law or if the agreed compensation is not paid, the owner or occupier may take proceedings in the Summary Jurisdiction Court without limit of amount. (3) The sum awarded by the Summary Jurisdiction Court or, when there has been an appeal, by the Court hearing the appeal, as the case may be, shall be paid by such holder to the person entitled thereto, within fourteen days of the date of the decision. (4) Without prejudice to any other means of recovery, if the sum awarded is not paid within the time specified in subsection (3), such sum may, on application to the Governor, be paid out of the amount lodged under section 11. (5) The Governor may, by notice to the holder of prospecting or mining rights who has failed to pay the sum awarded, suspend his mining or prospecting rights until the sum awarded has been paid and until such holder has lodged with the Governor such further sum as the Governor may demand as security for any future compensation payable, and if such payment and lodgment is not made within such time as the Governor may consider reasonable, the Governor may revoke the prospecting or mining rights of the holder in default.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_13\", \"num\": \"13.\", \"text\": \"General deposits 13. (1) As a guarantee for the due performance of the obligations imposed by this Law, any person may be required by the Governor, either on application or when holding prospecting or mining rights or a water right, to deposit (in addition to any sum lodged under section 11 or 12) with the Governor, such sums or security for like amounts in lieu thereof, as may be prescribed, and on failure of such person to make such deposit within the time specified by the Governor the application may be refused or the prospecting or mining rights or the water right revoked by the Governor. (2) The Governor may, in any case where the depositor has failed, after due notice, to meet any obligation imposed upon him by this Law, take such steps as he may consider fit to fulfil the obligation and may expend from any deposit such sum as he may consider reasonable to defray any expense incurred by him in so doing; and where any deposit or portion thereof is so expended, the Governor may require the depositor to make good such deposit or portion, and failure to do so may render any prospecting or mining rights or any water right in respect of which any deposit was made liable to revocation by the Governor. (3) Where upon the termination of all interests in any prospecting or mining rights, or water right in respect of which a deposit has been made, the original right, licence, mining lease or water right is produced to the Governor and the termination of such interests is duly recorded, then the person by whom such deposit was made may make written application to the Governor for the refund or release of such deposit or balance thereof and, upon production of satisfactory evidence by the applicant, the Governor may authorise such refund or release to be made: Mining Law Provided that, in the absence of such satisfactory evidence, the Governor may withhold such refund or release until such time as he may think fit: And provided that such refund or release is made without prejudice to any claim or proceeding existing or which may arise through the breach by the holder of any prospecting or mining rights or water right, or by his servants. (4) Where the interest of a depositor in any prospecting or mining rights or water right is terminated by transfer, no refund or release shall be made until the transferee has lodged a like deposit or such sum as the Governor may demand. (5) Sums deposited under this section may be otherwise dealt with in such manner as may be prescribed.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_14\", \"num\": \"14.\", \"text\": \"Land under mining lease, etc., required for public purposes 14. (1) Whenever any land, being the whole or part of the area of a mining lease, is required by the Governor for any public purpose he shall give notice to that effect to the holder of such lease, and such holder shall remove therefrom, before a date to be specified in such notice, any works, buildings, plant or other of his property, and such mining lease shall, in respect of the land required, be determined as from such date. (2) In any such case, where the holder of a mining lease has received any notice under subsection (1), he shall be entitled to receive out of general revenue compensation for any disturbance of passageways, works, buildings, plant or other property belonging to him, but not for disturbance of his mining rights; and compensation payable to such holder under this section shall, if not agreed upon between the parties, be determined by a Judge of the Grand Court on application by either party. (3) Whenever any land temporarily occupied by the holder of a prospecting right or occupied under an exclusive prospecting licence or water right is required by the Governor for any public purpose, he shall give notice to that effect to the holder of the right or licence, and such holder shall, not later than thirty days from the date of notice or within such further period as the Governor may allow, remove from the land so occupied any works, buildings, plant or other property belonging to him, temporarily erected or placed thereon and shall cease to occupy such land; and such holder shall not be entitled to any compensation for any such disturbance. (4) A notice given under this section by the Governor that land is required for a public purpose shall be conclusive evidence of that fact. Mining Law PART II - Prospecting\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_15\", \"num\": \"15.\", \"text\": \"When prospecting lawful 15. It shall not be lawful for any person to prospect except in pursuance of and in accordance with the terms and conditions of a prospecting right or exclusive prospecting licence.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_16\", \"num\": \"16.\", \"text\": \"Prospecting for specified minerals may be prohibited 16. The Governor may, by notice in the Gazette, prohibit prospecting for any specified mineral, and in such case the holder of a prospecting right or exclusive prospecting licence shall not prospect for such specified mineral unless otherwise expressly provided in such right or licence.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_17\", \"num\": \"17.\", \"text\": \"Disposal of minerals obtained in prospecting 17. (1) Minerals obtained in the course of prospecting under a prospecting right or licence shall be the property of the Crown and shall not be removed from the land or disposed of by the holder of the right or licence or by any other person except with the consent of the Governor. (2) The Governor may authorise the removal of minerals from the land from which they have been obtained subject to such conditions, if any, as he may impose. (3) If the holder of a prospecting right or a licence desires to retain or dispose of any minerals obtained in the course of prospecting he shall make an application in writing to the Governor stating the kind and quantity of minerals in respect of which the application is made and the situation of the land from which the mineral was obtained, and if the Governor is satisfied that the applicant has been conducting only such work as is reasonably necessary to enable him to test the mineral-bearing qualities of the land, he may authorise the applicant to retain or dispose of the minerals in respect of which application is made, on payment of the prescribed royalties.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_18\", \"num\": \"18.\", \"text\": \"Grant of prospecting right 18. (1) The Governor may, in his absolute discretion, on application in the prescribed form and upon the payment of the prescribed fee, grant to any individual a prospecting right in the prescribed form: Provided that a prospecting right shall not be granted \u2014 (a) to any individual who is under eighteen years of age; (b) to any individual who is unable to prove to the satisfaction of the Governor that he can understand this Law to such an extent as to enable him to carry out the obligations imposed by or under it; Mining Law (c) to any individual to whom there has previously been issued either in his own name or as agent for any person a prospecting right which has not been surrendered or cancelled and which is in all other respects still valid; (d) except with the consent of the Governor, to any individual who or whose present employer has been convicted of an offence under this Law, or who or whose present employer has previously held any prospecting or mining right which has been revoked by reason of a breach of the terms or conditions thereof; or (e) to any person other than an individual. (2) A prospecting right may be granted to an individual as agent for a person: Provided that there shall be forwarded with the application an undertaking by such person to be responsible for the acts and omissions of the individual (who shall also be responsible for his own acts and omissions) and where the individual is in the employ of such person, such right shall, unless such person otherwise requests, forthwith terminate on the holder leaving the service of such person. (3) A prospecting right shall not be transferable and shall, unless terminated, remain in force for a period of one year from the date of issue, but may be renewed for further periods not exceeding one year each. (4) The Governor may, by endorsement on the prospecting right, restrict prospecting under it to any specified area or to any specified minerals. (5) A prospecting right shall be produced whenever demanded by the owner or occupier of land on which the holder thereof is prospecting, or by any constable.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_19\", \"num\": \"19.\", \"text\": \"Rights and obligations under a prospecting right 19. (1) Subject to this Law and the prospecting right, the holder of a prospecting right may \u2014 (a) enter upon and prospect on any land or water for any minerals, except minerals for which prospecting is prohibited unless the Governor has issued authority therefor by endorsement on the prospecting right; (b) while engaged in bona fide prospecting on any uncultivated land (without charge, in the case of Crown land, and on payment or tender of a reasonable sum to the owner or occupier in the case of land other than Crown land) \u2014 (i) erect at such place as the owner or occupier may select a temporary camp and such temporary structures as may be necessary and enter into temporary occupation thereof; (ii) take fuel, other than standing timber, for his domestic use at such place; and Mining Law (iii) graze such animals as may be necessary for the carrying on of prospecting; (c) take for his domestic use so much public water as may be necessary; (d) dig holes and trenches: Provided all such excavations shall be fenced or secured, and on the prospector leaving the neighbourhood, filled in such a manner as to prevent persons or stock inadvertently entering therein, and if any holder of a prospecting right contravenes this paragraph the Governor may cause such excavations to be filled in or may take other protective measures, and shall charge such holder such sum as was reasonably expended in so doing, and such charge shall be a lawful deduction from the deposit made by such holder; and such action by the Governor and the payment of such charge by the holder shall not exempt such holder from liability under this or any other law for such contravention; (e) use so much public water as will enable him to test the mineral bearing qualities of the land by washing , sluicing or other means: Provided that where, in the opinion of the Governor, such use of water interferes with or is likely to interfere with any existing user of water, the holder shall, on demand, cease such use until he has made such arrangements as will satisfy the Governor; and (f) mark out and apply for an exclusive prospecting licence or a mining lease. (2) The holder of a prospecting right shall keep full and accurate records of his prospecting operations and shall render to the Governor such returns as may be prescribed, and on failure so to do the Governor may, without prejudice to any other penalty for which the holder may be liable, refuse to accept any application by such holder for an exclusive prospecting licence or mining lease.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_20\", \"num\": \"20.\", \"text\": \"Revocation of a prospecting right 20. In the case of any contravention of this Law or of the prospecting right by the holder of a prospecting right, the Governor may call upon the holder of such right to show cause within a time specified why his right should not be revoked; and should he fail to comply with such order within the time specified or should the cause shown be inadequate in the opinion of the Governor, the Governor may, by notice in the Gazette (a copy of which notice shall be forwarded to the last known address of the holder), summarily revoke such right and thereupon all privileges and rights conferred thereby or enjoyed thereunder shall, as from the date specified in the notice of such revocation, cease: Provided always that such revocation shall not in any way affect the liability of any person in respect of the breach of this Law committed by him before such revocation. Mining Law\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_21\", \"num\": \"21.\", \"text\": \"Grant of exclusive prospecting licence 21. (1) The Governor may, on application in the prescribed form and on payment of the prescribed fee, grant an exclusive prospecting licence in the prescribed form to any person who himself holds a prospecting right or to any person whose agent is the holder of a prospecting right: Provided that the Governor may, in special circumstances, grant an exclusive prospecting licence to any person. (2) The Governor may require an applicant for a licence to satisfy him that he possesses or commands sufficient working capital to ensure the proper prospecting of the area in respect of which the application is made and for the payment of any compensation which may be payable to the owners or occupiers of the land in respect of which the licence is required. (3) A licence shall not be granted in respect of any area exceeding eight square miles. (4) A licence shall be granted for a specified mineral only: Provided that when the applicant or the holder has discovered other minerals on the area applied for, or the subject of the licence, the Governor may, in his discretion, include by endorsement on the licence such other minerals in the licence. (5) Subject to section 22(2), a licence shall be valid for one year from the date of issue, but may be renewed for such period or periods not exceeding one year each and on such conditions as the Governor may decide. (6) The Governor may grant or withhold the grant of a licence as he may think proper, or may grant it subject to such conditions as he may think fit. (7) Any area in respect of which a licence is granted shall specifically exclude an area within its boundaries over which a licence or a mining lease for the same mineral is in existence at the date of the grant of such licence.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_22\", \"num\": \"22.\", \"text\": \"Rights under a lease 22. (1) Subject to this Law and the licence, a licence the holder of a licence shall have the sole right of prospecting for the mineral or minerals specified in the licence upon the lands within the area of his licence, and for such purpose may \u2014 (a) enter upon the lands within such area with his agents and workmen, and thereon sink shafts or wells and exercise all or any of the rights conferred upon the holder of a prospecting right; (b) employ in prospecting on such land any number of persons who for the purpose shall not be required to hold prospecting rights; and Mining Law (c) on and over unoccupied land within the area of his licence, erect and maintain such machinery and plant and construct such passageways as may be necessary for or in connection with his prospecting operations. (2) The holder of a licence who has fulfilled all the conditions attached thereto may, subject to this Law, apply for renewal of such licence, mark out and apply for the grant of a mining lease, over the whole or any part of the area the subject of the licence, or mark out a reduced area and may apply for renewal of his licence over such reduced area only: Provided that no licensee shall hold, by a licence in respect of a reduced area or by renewal of his former licence, a licence over any ground where alluvial deposits are being explored for a period of more than three years in all, or where lode deposits are being explored, for a period of more than six years in all, unless the Governor is satisfied that prospecting operations have been stopped or seriously hindered by special circumstances beyond the control of the licensee, in which event he may grant a renewal for an additional year.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_23\", \"num\": \"23.\", \"text\": \"Obligations under a licence 23. (1) The holder of a licence shall, during the currency of the licence, adequately carry on to the satisfaction of the Governor bona fide prospecting operations on the lands included in the area in respect of which the licence has been granted: Provided that the Governor, may on the written application of the holder, suspend the obligation imposed by this subsection in respect of any licence for such time as the Governor may think fit. (2) The holder of a licence shall, during the currency of the licence, keep all excavations, whether made prior to the grant of the licence or during the currency of the licence, secured to the satisfaction of the Governor in such a manner as to prevent persons or stock inadvertently entering them. (3) The holder of a licence, if not personally residing on the land the subject of the licence or, in the opinion of the Governor, not residing sufficiently near to give continuous supervision to prospecting operations being conducted on such land, shall at all times have so residing a responsible agent in charge of such operations and shall forthwith notify the Governor of every appointment of such an agent and of any change in such appointment.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_24\", \"num\": \"24.\", \"text\": \"Record of prospecting operations 24. The holder of a licence shall keep to the satisfaction of the Governor on the area of his licence, or at such place in the Islands as the Governor may approve, full and accurate records and plans of his prospecting operations, and shall render to the Governor such returns as may be prescribed; and on failure so to do the Governor may, without prejudice to any other penalty for which the holder may be liable, refuse to accept any application by such holder for a mining lease. Mining Law\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_25\", \"num\": \"25.\", \"text\": \"Discovery of minerals to be notified 25. The holder of a licence shall forthwith notify the Governor of the discovery of any mineral other than that for which the licence was granted.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_26\", \"num\": \"26.\", \"text\": \"Transfer of licence 26. The holder of a licence, or of any interest therein registered under Part VI, shall not transfer his licence or interest or any part or share thereof or create any interest whatsoever therein without first obtaining the consent in writing of the Governor; and any such purported transfer or creation of any such interest without such prior consent shall have no effect.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_27\", \"num\": \"27.\", \"text\": \"Surrender of licence 27. A licence may, with the consent of the Governor and on payment of the prescribed fee, be surrendered at any time, and such surrender shall be in the prescribed form: Provided that such surrender shall not affect any liability incurred by the licensee before such surrender takes effect.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_28\", \"num\": \"28.\", \"text\": \"Revocation of licence 28. In the case of any contravention of this Law or of the licence by the holder of a licence or by any attorney, agent or employee of such holder, the Governor may call upon the holder of the licence to show cause within a time specified why his licence should not be revoked; and should he fail to comply with such order within the time specified, or should the cause shown be inadequate in the opinion of the Governor, the Governor may, by notice in the Gazette, (a copy of which notice shall be forwarded to the last known address of the holder) summarily revoke such licence and thereupon all privileges and rights conferred thereby or enjoyed thereunder, shall as from the date specified in the notice of such revocation, cease and the deposit may be declared forfeited to the Crown by the Governor: Provided always that such revocation shall not in any way affect the liability of any person in respect of a breach of this Law committed by him before such revocation.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_29\", \"num\": \"29.\", \"text\": \"Obligations of holder on termination of licence 29. (1) Every person who was the holder of a licence which has terminated shall, not later than thirty days from the date of such termination \u2014 (a) fill in all excavations made in virtue of the licence or otherwise secure them in a permanent manner so as to prevent persons or stock inadvertently entering therein; (b) remove all beacons marking out the boundaries of the area the subject of the licence; and (c) furnish a certificate to the Governor that he has complied with this section as to the securing of excavations and the removal of beacons: Mining Law Provided that no such person shall be liable for securing any excavations made on the area the subject of his licence by other persons prior to the grant of the licence if, on application for the licence, he has shown the position of these excavations in relation to the boundaries of the area applied for on the plans submitted with his application or if he submits a plan showing the position of such excavations in relation to the boundaries of the area the subject of the licence within a period of one month from the date of grant of such licence. (2) If any person contravenes subsection (1) the Governor may cause such excavations to be filled in or may take other protective measures and shall charge such person such sum as was reasonably expended in so doing, and such charge shall be a lawful deduction from any deposit made by such person: Provided that such action by the Governor and the payment of such charge by such person shall not exempt such person from liability under this or any other law for such contravention. (3) Where a licence is renewed in respect of a reduced area only, subsections (l) and (2) shall apply to the area not included in any such renewal.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_30\", \"num\": \"30.\", \"text\": \"Grant of special exclusive prospecting licence 30. (1) The Governor may, in his discretion, on payment of the prescribed fee and notwithstanding anything in this Law, grant a special exclusive prospecting licence over any area, for such period and upon such terms and conditions as he may think fit. (2) Application for a special exclusive prospecting licence shall be made in the form prescribed for an exclusive prospecting licence.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_31\", \"num\": \"31.\", \"text\": \"Rights, etc., under licence applicable to special licence 31. All the rights, powers and privileges conferred on, all the obligations and duties imposed on and all the provisions of this Law to applicable to, the holder of an exclusive prospecting licence shall also be conferred on, imposed on, and applicable to the holder of a special exclusive prospecting licence except where there is a specific variance therewith by reason of any special terms and conditions imposed by the Governor. PART III - Mining\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_32\", \"num\": \"32.\", \"text\": \"When mining lawful 32. It shall not be lawful for any person to mine except in pursuance of and in accordance with the terms and conditions of a mining lease: Mining Law Provided that, where application has been made for a mining lease and pending the grant of such lease, the Governor may grant permission in the prescribed form to the applicant to mine on the area applied for on such conditions and subject to such restrictions as the Governor may think fit, and such permission may, at any time, be withdrawn by the Governor.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_33\", \"num\": \"33.\", \"text\": \"Grant of a mining lease 33. (1) The Governor may, in his discretion, grant a mining lease subject to such covenants and conditions (which may include the payment of any financial consideration) as he may think fit to any person who himself holds a prospecting right or a licence, or to any person whose agent is the holder of a prospecting right: Provided that, where the applicant is the holder of a licence, the area of the lease applied for shall be wholly within the boundaries of that licence. (2) Application for a mining lease shall be made in the prescribed form and manner and subject to the prescribed conditions. (3) The Governor may require an applicant for a mining lease to satisfy him that he possesses or commands sufficient working capital to ensure the proper development and carrying on of mining operations on the area applied for, and for the payment of any compensation which may be payable to the owners or occupiers of the land in respect of which the lease is required, and may require any reports on the area made by prospectors or engineers to be submitted for his information; and in the event of the applicant failing so to satisfy the Governor, the Governor may refuse the application but the applicant may make a new application at any time. (4) A mining lease shall be granted for a specified mineral only: Provided that the Governor may, in his discretion, include by endorsement on the lease other minerals. (5) Mining leases shall be of such kinds or classes and shall be subject to such terms or conditions and in respect of such areas or boundaries as may be prescribed, and special provisions may be prescribed in relation to the persons to whom a mining leases may be granted for specified minerals.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_34\", \"num\": \"34.\", \"text\": \"Duration of lease 34. (1) A mining lease may be granted for such term, not being more than twenty-five years, as the Governor may think fit: Provided that, when permission to mine on the area is granted under section 32 pending the grant of the lease, such term shall commence from the date of such permission being given. Mining Law (2) If, at the expiration of the term originally granted by a mining lease or any renewal thereof, the lessee is carrying on work in a normal and businesslike manner, and the lease is not, at that time, liable to be revoked under this Law, and the lessee applies to the Governor in the prescribed manner for a renewal of his lease, then the lessee shall be entitled on payment of the prescribed fee to obtain a renewal of the lease for a further term not exceeding twenty-five years upon the conditions which are then generally applicable to new mining leases; but shall not have the right to any subsequent further renewal of the lease.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_35\", \"num\": \"35.\", \"text\": \"Rights under a mining lease 35. Insofar as it may be necessary for or in connection with his operations and subject to this Law, a mining lessee shall have, on the lands included in his lease, the right \u2014 (a) to enter upon the lands the subject of the lease, the exclusive right to prospect or mine on such lands and the right to remove and dispose of the mineral specified in the lease on payment of the prescribed royalty; (b) to make all necessary excavations thereon and to stack or dump any of the products of mining thereon; (c) to erect, construct and maintain houses and buildings for his use and for the use of his agents and servants; (d) to erect, construct and maintain such engines, machinery, buildings, workshops and other erections as may be necessary or convenient; (e) to lay water-pipes and to make watercourses, ponds, dams and reservoirs, and to divert any public water on or flowing entirely through the land: Provided that any public water diverted shall be returned to its natural channel before leaving such land and that any rights existing at the time of the grant of the lease to use any public water shall not be disturbed; (f) to apply for a water right; (g) to construct and maintain all such passageways as may be necessary; and (h) subject to the directions of the Governor, which directions shall be obtained before the exercise of any right under this paragraph, to cut, take and use any tree.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_36\", \"num\": \"36.\", \"text\": \"Obligations under a mining lease 36. (1) The holder of a mining lease shall, within a period of six months from the date of the lease and thereafter during the currency of the lease, commence and adequately carry on to the satisfaction of the Governor bona fide mining operations on the land included in the lease: Provided that the Governor may, on the written application of the holder, suspend the obligation imposed by this subsection for such time as the Governor may think fit. Mining Law (2) The holder of a mining lease shall, during the currency of the lease, keep all excavations, whether made prior to the grant of the lease or during the currency of the lease, secured to the satisfaction of the Governor in such manner as to prevent persons or stock inadvertently entering them. (3) The holder of a mining lease, if not personally residing on the land the subject of the lease or in the opinion of the Governor not residing sufficiently near to give continuous supervision to mining operations being conducted on such land, shall, at all times, have so residing a responsible agent in charge of such operations, and shall forthwith notify the Governor of every appointment of such an agent and of any change in such appointment. (4) The holder of a mining lease shall take all due and proper precautions for the safety of all persons employed by him in mining operations. (5) The Governor may require that the holder of a mining lease shall employ a person who possesses either adequate mining experience or qualifications in mining and that such person shall personally supervise the mining operations under the lease.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_37\", \"num\": \"37.\", \"text\": \"Record of mining operations 37. The holder of a mining lease shall keep to the satisfaction of the Governor on the land included in his lease, or at such place in the Islands as the Governor may approve, full and accurate records and plans of his mining operations and of the calculated ore reserves, and shall render to the Governor such returns as may be prescribed.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_38\", \"num\": \"38.\", \"text\": \"Discovery of minerals to be notified 38. The holder of a mining lease shall forthwith notify the Governor of the discovery of any mineral other than that for which the lease was granted.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_39\", \"num\": \"39.\", \"text\": \"Transfer of mining lease 39. The holder of a mining lease, or of any interest therein registered under Part VI, shall not transfer his lease or interest or any part or share thereof or create any interest whatsoever therein without first obtaining the consent in writing of the Governor; and any such purported transfer or creation of any such interest without such prior consent shall have no effect.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_40\", \"num\": \"40.\", \"text\": \"Surrender of lease 40. A mining lease may, with the consent of the Governor and on payment of the prescribed fee, be surrendered either in whole or in part at any time after six months\u2019 notice in writing has been given to the Governor of the intention to surrender, and such surrender shall be in the prescribed form: Provided that such surrender shall not affect any liability incurred by the holder before such surrender takes effect, and no rent shall be refunded. Mining Law\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_41\", \"num\": \"41.\", \"text\": \"Revocation of lease 41. (1) The Governor may revoke a mining lease \u2014 (a) if the holder, or any attorney, agent or employee of the holder commits any contravention of this Law, or of any requirements thereunder, or of any conditions of the lease, and does not repair such contravention within such period, not being less than one month, as the Governor may allow from the date of the receipt by the holder of a notice in writing from the Governor so to do or such extended period as the Governor may think fit; or (b) if the holder wholly ceases work in, on or under the land the subject of the lease during a continuous period of six months, without the written consent of the Governor: Provided that such consent shall not unreasonably be withheld. (2) Such revocation shall not affect any liability already incurred by the holder. (3) Where the Governor has revoked a mining lease under subsection (1), notice of such fact shall be gazetted and a copy of such notice shall be sent to the holder at his last known address.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_42\", \"num\": \"42.\", \"text\": \"Treatment of tailings after termination of lease 42. (1) Any person who was the holder of a mining lease which has terminated may, within thirty days of such termination, apply to the Governor for leave to enter the land comprised in the lease and treat or remove any tailings, ore or stone stacked or dumped by him on the surface prior to such termination, and the Governor may grant such leave and fix a time within which such treatment or removal is to be completed. (2) If such leave is not applied for within thirty days or such treatment or removal is not completed within the time fixed, any tailings, ore or stone remaining on the land shall become the absolute property of the Crown.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_43\", \"num\": \"43.\", \"text\": \"Owner may remove plant, etc., on termination of lease or water right 43. (1) The owner of any plant, machinery, engines or tools on any land the subject of a mining lease or water right, which has terminated or which are in, on, or over any passageway used in connection therewith, may within three months from the date of such termination, or within such further time as the Governor may allow, remove such plant, machinery, engines or tools, but shall not remove or interfere with any timber in any mine; and if such plant, machinery, engines or tools are not so removed they may be sold by auction by order of the Governor at the risk of such owner, and the net proceeds of such sale, after deducting the costs thereof and any sum which the person who was the holder of such lease or water right is required by law to pay to Government, shall be retained by the Governor and held until applied for by such owner: Mining Law Provided that where such plant, machinery, engines and tools cannot be sold by auction they shall become the property of the Crown and may be dealt with and disposed of in such manner as the Governor may direct. (2) Whoever removes or interferes with any timber in a mine other than that which it may be necessary to remove in the course of normal mining operations is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction before two Justices to a fine of two hundred dollars and to imprisonment with hard labour for six months.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_44\", \"num\": \"44.\", \"text\": \"Special mining lease 44. (1) The Governor may, notwithstanding anything in this Law, grant a special mining lease of any land, if he is satisfied that by reason of the difficulties and cost attending the mining in, on or under such land or for any other cause it is necessary that such a lease be granted. (2) The form and duration of, and the area to be comprised in, any such special mining lease, the surface and subterranean limits thereof, the rent and royalty to be paid and the labour and other conditions, reservations and exceptions to be contained therein, shall be such as the Governor may approve, but, except where there is a specific variance therein, such special mining lease shall be subject in all respects to this Law. PART IV - Passageways\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_45\", \"num\": \"45.\", \"text\": \"Interference with passageways 45. (1) No holder of prospecting or mining rights or of a water right shall, at any time, in the exercise of the rights granted under this Law, interfere with or perform any act which may tend to interfere with the exercise of any right of passageway or perform any act which may damage or tend to damage any passageway without first obtaining the consent in writing of the holder of such right of passageway: Provided that, in the case of public rights of passageway or where the holder of the right of passageway cannot be found by the person requiring his consent, the consent of the Governor shall be deemed sufficient consent. (2) Nothing in subsection (1) shall prevent the holder of a licence, mining lease or water right, or an applicant for a mining lease to whom permission to mine has been granted under section 32, from diverting any public path within the area of his licence, mining lease or water right, or covered by the application, if such diversion is made entirely within the area held by or applied for by him and is aligned and maintained to the satisfaction of the Governor; and on the conclusion of mining or prospecting operations, or operations under the water Mining Law right, affecting such public path, it shall, if required by the Governor, be remade as and where it was before such interference.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_46\", \"num\": \"46.\", \"text\": \"Acquisition of right of passageway 46. (1) If the holder of a licence or mining lease, or a person having permission under section 32 to mine on an area the subject of an application, is desirous of obtaining a right of passageway over lands outside the area covered by the licence, lease or application, or if the holder of a water right is desirous of obtaining a right of passageway for the purpose of such water right, but is unable to obtain consent to such right, or on such terms as he considers reasonable, from the owner or occupier of the land over which the right is desired, he may apply to a Judge of the Grand Court for an order granting such right of passageway; and for the purposes of such application the holder of the licence, mining lease or water right, or the person having permission under section 32 to mine, may authorise in writing a land surveyor, together with his servants and workmen, to enter at all reasonable times on any land after giving to the occupier thereof not less than three days notice of the date upon which such entry is proposed to be made; and any damage done by such surveyor, his servants or workmen, shall be deemed for the purposes of section 12 to be damage done by such holder or person in the course of prospecting or mining operations. (2) If, on any application under subsection (1), a Judge of the Grand Court is satisfied that it is \u2014 (a) necessary either for prospecting or mining operations or for the transportation, treatment, processing or storage of any mineral mined, that the applicant should have the right of passageway; and (b) reasonable for such right to be granted over the particular land the subject of the application, he may make an order granting to the applicant the right of passageway and shall determine the compensation to be paid to the owner or occupier of the land over which the right of passageway was granted. (3) In assessing the compensation payable under this section, a Judge of the Grand Court shall have regard to the disturbance of surface rights and to any damage done, or likely to be done, to the surface of the land and shall include in such assessment the sum due for rental of any land occupied under such right of passageway. (4) A copy of such order shall be forwarded by the Clerk of the Court to the Governor. Mining Law\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_47\", \"num\": \"47.\", \"text\": \"Duration of right to passageways 47. Any right of passageway acquired under section 46 shall expire when the licence, mining lease or water right is terminated or the permission to mine is determined, as the case may be, and thereupon the holder shall comply with sections 29 and 43 insofar as they are applicable.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_48\", \"num\": \"48.\", \"text\": \"Use of mining road 48. The holder of a right of passageway who has constructed a road under such right shall not hinder or prevent any person over whose land such right of passageway exists from having access to or using such road: Provided that \u2014 (a) where any such person uses such road in such a manner as, in the opinion of the holder, to do appreciable damage thereto, or to enhance substantially the cost of upkeep thereof, the holder may call upon such user to contribute to the cost of upkeep; and (b) where any such person uses such road in a manner as to interfere materially with the free use and enjoyment of such road by the holder, such holder may call upon such user to limit his use of the road so as to cease such interference. PART V - Inspections and Accidents\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_49\", \"num\": \"49.\", \"text\": \"General inspections 49. (1) The Governor, a medical officer or any other person appointed by the Governor, at all reasonable times by day or night but so as not unreasonably to impede or obstruct the work in progress, may \u2014 (a) enter, inspect and examine any land on which prospecting or mining operations are being conducted, or which is the subject of any prospecting or mining rights, water right or right of passageway; (b) examine into and make enquiry respecting the condition and ventilation of any mine and any building connected with prospecting or mining operations or any water right or passageway and all matters relating to the safety, welfare and health of the persons employed therein; (c) inspect and examine the condition of the external parts of the machinery used upon or in any mine or for the purposes of any water right or passageway, and the condition of all plant and works; (d) inspect the storage of explosives on any mine and direct in what manner they shall be stored; and (e) exercise all powers necessary for carrying this Law into effect. Mining Law (2) The Governor, or a person appointed by him for the purpose, may call for, examine and take extracts from all books, accounts, vouchers, documents and plans relating to prospecting or mining operations or to any minerals obtained by such operations and examine and take samples of any material being mined.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_50\", \"num\": \"50.\", \"text\": \"Power to remedy dangerous practice, etc. 50. (1) If any officer specified in section 49 finds in any respect any mine or any matter, thing or practice in or connected with prospecting or mining operations or any water right or passageway to be dangerous or defective so as in his opinion to threaten or tend to the bodily injury, or to be detrimental to the welfare or health, of any person, or to the injury of stock, he shall give notice in writing thereof to the holder of the prospecting or mining right, water right or right of passageway, or his agent in charge of the operations or mine, and shall state in such notice the particulars in which he considers such mine, matter, thing or practice to be dangerous or defective, and shall require it to be remedied, either forthwith or within such time as he may specify, and he may order work to be suspended until the danger is removed to his satisfaction. (2) On receipt of such notice the holder of the prospecting or mining right, water right or right of passageway, or his agent, shall comply therewith, or, if such notice was given by any officer other than the Governor and he objects thereto, he shall immediately state his objection in writing to the Governor. (3) Where the holder of the prospecting or mining right, water right or right of passageway, or his agent, states his objection to the Governor under subsection (2) he shall cease to use the mine, or part thereof, machine, plant, matter, thing or practice as to which such notice has been given, and shall withdraw all men from the danger indicated by such officer until such time as the matter is determined by the Governor: Provided that, if in the opinion of the officer giving such notice, there is no immediate danger, such officer may allow work to proceed during the time the matter is being determined, under such restrictions and upon such conditions to ensure safety as he may consider necessary and may specify in writing.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_51\", \"num\": \"51.\", \"text\": \"Penalty on failure to comply with notice 51. If the holder of any prospecting or mining right, water right or right of passageway, or his agent, fails to comply with the requisition of any notice given under section 50, or with the decision of the Governor when an objection has been determined, he is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction before two Justices to a fine of two thousand dollars or to imprisonment with hard labour for one year. Mining Law\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_52\", \"num\": \"52.\", \"text\": \"Proceedings in case of accident 52. (1) Whenever an accident occurs in connection with prospecting or mining operations causing or resulting in loss of life or serious injury to any person, the person in charge of the operations shall report in writing with the least possible delay the facts of the matters, so far as they are known to him, to the Governor. (2) In the event of such accident the Governor shall hold an enquiry into the cause thereof and shall record a finding. (3) The Governor shall, for the purpose of an enquiry under subsection (2), have the powers of two Justices of the Peace to summon witnesses, to call for the production of books and documents and to examine witnesses and parties concerned on oath. (4) Any person summoned to attend or to produce books or documents under this section, and refusing or neglecting to do so, or refusing to answer any question put to him by or with the concurrence of the Governor, is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction before two Justices of the Peace to a fine of forty dollars: Provided that no person shall be bound to incriminate himself, and every witness shall, in respect of any evidence given by him at such enquiry, be entitled to the same privileges to which he would be entitled if giving evidence before a court of justice. (5) Any witness attending at the request of or upon summons by the Governor holding such enquiry shall, subject to any order made by such officer, be entitled to like expenses as if summoned to attend the Summary Jurisdiction Court. PART VI - Registration\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_53\", \"num\": \"53.\", \"text\": \"Licences, etc., to be registered 53. All prospecting rights, licences, mining leases and water rights shall be registered in the office of the Governor.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_54\", \"num\": \"54.\", \"text\": \"Transfers of interests in licences, etc., to be registered 54. (1) When any exclusive prospecting licence, mining lease or water right is transferred to, vests in or devolves upon any person, such person shall, within thirty days thereafter, or of the date of approval where approval is required, apply to register such transfer, vesting or devolution in the office of the Governor. (2) Where any interest in an exclusive prospecting licence, mining lease or water right, with the written consent of the Governor, as the case may be, has been created, renewed or determined, the person in whose favour such interest has been created, renewed or determined, shall apply to register the instrument Mining Law creating, renewing or determining such interest within thirty days of the date of the execution thereof in the office of the Governor. (3) The Governor, for good cause shown, may extend the period for the making of an application for registration under this section.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_55\", \"num\": \"55.\", \"text\": \"Registration not to cure defect 55. Registration shall not cure any defect in any document registered or confer upon it any effect or validity which it would not otherwise have had.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_56\", \"num\": \"56.\", \"text\": \"Searches of register 56. The Governor shall, on payment of the prescribed fees, allow searches in a register at all reasonable times and shall give copies of or extracts from any entry in a register. PART VII-Possession and Purchase of Minerals\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_57\", \"num\": \"57.\", \"text\": \"Definitions in this Part 57. In this Part \u2014 \u201cminerals\u201d means minerals to which the Governor may, by order, apply this Part; and any such order may specify the stage of processing at which such provisions shall cease to apply; and \u201clicensed mineral dealer\u201d means a person licensed under this Part.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_58\", \"num\": \"58.\", \"text\": \"Possession of minerals 58. No persons shall possess any mineral unless, in respect of the minerals of which he is in possession, he is \u2014 (a) a licensed mineral dealer; (b) the holder of a prospecting right or an exclusive prospecting licence; (c) the holder of a mining lease or a person to whom permission to mine has been granted under section 32; (d) a person to whom a permit to possess small quantities of a mineral has been granted by the Governor under section 62 and such possession is in accordance with the conditions of the permit; or (e) the duly authorised employee of any person specified in paragraphs (a) to (d).\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_59\", \"num\": \"59.\", \"text\": \"Sale and purchase of minerals 59. (1) No person shall sell any minerals to any person in the Islands other than a licensed mineral dealer or a person to whom a permit has been granted under section 62. Mining Law (2) No person shall buy any minerals unless he is a licensed mineral dealer or a person to whom a permit has been granted under section 62.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_60\", \"num\": \"60.\", \"text\": \"Mineral dealer\u2019s licence 60. (1) The Governor may grant to any person a mineral dealer\u2019s licence in the prescribed form, on payment of the prescribed fee and subject to such conditions as he may think fit. (2) Every mineral dealer\u2019s licence shall expire on the 31st December in the year in which the licence is granted, and shall not be transferred without the consent of the Governor endorsed on such licence.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_61\", \"num\": \"61.\", \"text\": \"Obligations of licensed mineral dealer 61. (1) Every licensed mineral dealer shall be liable for the due payment to the Governor of all royalties due on any minerals bought, received or exported by him, and if so required by the Governor shall give security for the due payment of all such royalties; and, subject to agreement to the contrary, the licensed mineral dealer who pays any royalty on minerals may recover or retain the amount from the person on whose behalf he sold or from whom he received such mineral. (2) Every licensed mineral dealer shall \u2014 (a) keep a register showing all purchases and sales of minerals made by him, the nature and weight of such minerals, the date of each transaction, the name and address of the vendor and his title to be in possession of such minerals, and the name and address of the purchaser or consignee to whom such minerals are sold or consigned; (b) cause every transaction to be entered in such register within twenty-four hours of being made; (c) produce and exhibit such register to the Governor or to any constable whenever so required; and (d) render to the Governor such returns as the Governor may require. (3) A licensed mineral dealer shall not deal in or be in possession of any minerals except in accordance with the conditions of his licence.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_62\", \"num\": \"62.\", \"text\": \"Permit for small quantity of minerals 62. The Governor may grant to any person a permit to possess or buy small quantities of minerals subject to such conditions as may be specified in the permit.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_63\", \"num\": \"63.\", \"text\": \"This Part not to apply to any Government department 63. Nothing in this Part shall apply to or restrict the operations of any Government department. Mining Law PART VIII - Miscellaneous\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_64\", \"num\": \"64.\", \"text\": \"Survey 64. Before granting a mining lease or water right, the Governor may require the area of the land to be included or occupied to be surveyed by a surveyor approved by the Governor, and the cost of such survey shall be paid by the applicant for such lease or right.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_65\", \"num\": \"65.\", \"text\": \"Lateral limits 65. The lateral limits of any exclusive prospecting licence or mining lease shall be vertical planes passing through the sides by which the licence or lease is bounded: Provided that the Governor may grant a special lease under section 44 of a subterranean area larger than the limits of the surface of land comprised in such lease; and in such case so much of the surface lying above the subterranean area of such lease as is not included in the lease shall be excluded from any prospecting or mining operations whatsoever, except insofar as the holder thereof may be permitted, in the case of Crown land, by the Governor, and in the case of land other than Crown land by the owner thereof, to enter upon any part of the surface line above the area of his lease but not included in the surface limits of such lease for the purpose of constructing thereon such works, plant and buildings, as may be necessary for the proper working of the lease and on payment of such rent and such compensation for the use of such surface as the Governor or owner, as the case may be, may determine.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_66\", \"num\": \"66.\", \"text\": \"Overlapping areas 66. (1) Subject to subsection (2), in the event of any areas subject to licences or mining leases being found to overlap, the area overlapping shall be considered to be within the area of the licence or lease first granted and no compensation shall be payable in respect thereof to the holder of the licence or lease subsequently granted. (2) Subsection (1) shall not apply where the overlapping areas are subject to \u2014 (a) two or more licences; (b) two or more mining leases; or (c) one or more mining leases and one or more licences, if no two such licences or mining leases, or no such mining lease and licence are for the same mineral.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_67\", \"num\": \"67.\", \"text\": \"Priority of application 67. If application for a licence or mining lease is received for the same area or for overlapping areas from two or more persons, that application which is first received in order and in proper form shall have priority; and the decision of the Governor on any question of priority shall be final. Mining Law\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_68\", \"num\": \"68.\", \"text\": \"Rights subsequently granted 68. The Governor may, without liability for payment of compensation to any person and, notwithstanding the previous grant of any prospecting or mining rights, make any grant of the land (not being a licence or mining lease) comprised in such rights which he is empowered by law to make, and the person to whom any such grant is made shall be entitled to obtain compensation as provided in section 12 from the holder of a prospecting right, licence or mining lease, by reason of the exercise by such holder of the rights conferred upon him by his right, licence or mining lease, but only in respect of any disturbance or acts committed by such holder subsequent to the date of such grant to such person.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_69\", \"num\": \"69.\", \"text\": \"Power to take clay, etc. 69. The Director of Public Works may, at any time, take from any land comprised in any licence or mining lease any clay, gravel, stone, brushwood, timber or other materials required for the construction of roads, buildings or other public works, but compensation shall be payable to the holder of such licence, or mining lease, in respect of any damage done to any passageways, works, buildings or plant belonging to the holder as may be agreed or determined in the manner provided in section 14(2).\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_70\", \"num\": \"70.\", \"text\": \"Export of radioactive mineral restricted 70. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, no person shall export or attempt to export from the Islands any radioactive mineral except under and in accordance with a permit granted by the Governor in that behalf.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_71\", \"num\": \"71.\", \"text\": \"Report of discovery of radioactive mineral 71. If any radioactive mineral is discovered on any land, the person by whom such mineral is discovered shall forthwith report such discovery to the Governor, and no such mineral shall be removed from such land without the consent of the Governor.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_72\", \"num\": \"72.\", \"text\": \"Restrictions on export of minerals 72. No person shall export any mineral from the Islands unless he holds a certificate granted by the Governor that all prescribed royalties thereon have been paid for or secured to the satisfaction of the Governor or that no royalties are payable; and there shall be charged for such certificate such fee as may be prescribed.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_73\", \"num\": \"73.\", \"text\": \"No action against officer for acts done in execution of duties 73. No action or other legal proceedings, civil or criminal, shall be instituted in any Court against the Governor or other officer or any person acting under his authority for or on account of or in respect of anything done or purported to be done in good faith in the execution of his duty under this Law. Mining Law\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_74\", \"num\": \"74.\", \"text\": \"Charges for enquiry by Government officers 74. Where an enquiry or examination of any area is, by this Law, required to be made by any Government officer such reasonable charges as may be determined by the Governor may be made.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_75\", \"num\": \"75.\", \"text\": \"Fraudulent representation 75. Whoever represents that he holds an exclusive prospecting licence or mining lease and thereby induces or attempts to induce any person to buy any interest in such licence or lease or to invest capital in any company or syndicate connected therewith, before he has obtained the grant of such licence or lease, or when such licence or lease has been forfeited, revoked or determined, as the case may be, is liable to forfeit any right to the grant of such licence or lease where such has been applied for and, if he is already the holder of a prospecting right, licence, or mining lease, is liable to have such right, licence, or lease revoked: Provided that nothing in this section shall relieve any person from liability to civil action or criminal prosecution in respect of such representation.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_76\", \"num\": \"76.\", \"text\": \"False or misleading information 76. Whoever, in connection with any return, statement or document in respect of which information is or may be required to be given under this Law, wilfully or recklessly gives false or misleading information or makes a false or misleading statement, whether oral or in writing, is guilty of an offence.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_77\", \"num\": \"77.\", \"text\": \"Salting 77. Whoever places, deposits or is accessory to the placing or depositing of any minerals in any place with the intent to mislead any person as to the payable nature of the minerals naturally occurring in such place, or who mixes or causes to be mixed with any ore, any valuable mineral or substance whatsoever that will increase the value or in any way change the nature of such ore, with intent to deceive or defraud, is guilty of an offence.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_78\", \"num\": \"78.\", \"text\": \"Placing minerals on premises with intent 78. Whoever places any mineral in the possession of or on the premises of any other person, with intent that such other person premises be convicted of any offence against this Law is himself guilty of an offence.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_79\", \"num\": \"79.\", \"text\": \"Obstructing person in execution of duty 79. Whoever wilfully obstructs, hinders, assaults or resists any other person in the exercise or execution of any right, power or duty under this Law, or wilfully disobeys an order of any such other person, other than an order for the payment of money, is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction before two Justices to a fine of two hundred dollars and to imprisonment with hard labour for six months. Mining Law\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_80\", \"num\": \"80.\", \"text\": \"Interference with mining or boundary marks, etc. 80. Whoever \u2014 (a) interferes with any prospecting or mining operations authorised by or under this Law; (b) obstructs any person in the exercise of any right conferred by or under this Law; (c) interferes with any machinery, plant, works or property established on, in, under or over any land in exercise of a right conferred by or under this Law; or (d) without lawful authority, wilfully breaks, defaces, removes or in any other way interferes with any boundary mark, beacon or post erected for any of the purposes of this Law, is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction before two Justices to a fine of two hundred dollars and to imprisonment with hard labour for six months.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_81\", \"num\": \"81.\", \"text\": \"Search warrants 81. (1) Any Justice who has reason to suspect that any mineral with respect to which an offence against this Law has been committed is concealed in any place may issue a warrant authorising any constable with his assistants at any time within one month from the date of the warrant to enter and search that place and all buildings and things therein using such force as may be necessary and to seize any minerals and arrest any person found therein. (2) Any person arrested and mineral seized under such a warrant shall, as soon as possible, be brought before a Justice to be dealt with according to law.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_82\", \"num\": \"82.\", \"text\": \"Power of arrest 82. Any constable may, without warrant, arrest any person whom he finds committing, or whom he reasonably suspects of having committed, an offence, and such person arrested shall be taken, with as little delay as possible, before a Justice to be searched and dealt with according to law.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_83\", \"num\": \"83.\", \"text\": \"General penalty 83. Whoever contravenes or commits any offence for which a penalty is not expressly provided, is liable on summary conviction before two Justices to a fine of one thousand dollars and to imprisonment with hard labour for one year.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_84\", \"num\": \"84.\", \"text\": \"Regulations 84. (1) The Governor may make regulations generally for giving effect to this Law. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the power conferred by subsection (1), regulations made may provide for \u2014 Mining Law (a) the manner of application for, and the form and conditions of, and the renewal, transfer, surrender, revocation or registration of rights under any licence, mining lease or water right; (b) the fees, rents and payments to be paid and deposits to be made in respect of any prospecting right, licence, mining lease or water right, or any renewal, transfer, surrender, or revocation thereof, or any creation of an interest therein; (c) the manner in which areas and boundaries shall be marked, beaconed and surveyed, and the removal of obsolete beacons; (d) the construction and use of passageways; (e) the cutting down and use of timber for the purposes of carrying on prospecting and mining operations; (f) the safety, welfare, health and housing conditions of persons employed in mines, and the carrying on of prospecting or mining operations in a safe, sanitary, proper and effectual manner; (g) the restriction or prohibition of the employment of children in mining operations; (h) the possession, disposal of and dealing in the products of mining; (i) the registration of prospecting rights, licences, mining leases and the registration of instruments under which any right or interest in licences, mining leases or water rights is transferred, surrendered or otherwise dealt in and the fees payable on such registration; (j) the agents and the representatives to be appointed, the returns to be rendered and the nature of the records, accounts, books and plans to be kept by the holders of prospecting or mining rights, and the furnishing by such holders of any information required by the Governor; (k) the rates of royalties to be paid to Government, the method of calculation of the amount of such royalties and the manner and time of payment thereof; (l) the disposal of any poisonous or noxious products the result of mining operations; and (m) the working obligations under a licence or mining lease and the amalgamation of working obligations under two or more licences or mining leases held by the same holder.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_85\", \"num\": \"85.\", \"text\": \"Provisions applicable to gypsum and phosphates 85. (1) It is not lawful for any person to prospect or mine for gypsum or phosphates except in accordance with this section. (2) Subject to this section, the owner of any land may grant to any person the right to prospect or mine gypsum or phosphates on such land. Mining Law (3) Sections 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 24, 25, 37, 38, 73, 74, 76, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83 and 84 and Parts IV, V and VI shall, so far as they are applicable, apply to prospecting or mining for gypsum or phosphates as if gypsum and phosphates were included in the definition of minerals and as if the person having the right under subsection (2) to prospect or mine therefor were the holder of prospecting or mining rights. (4) The Governor may require the person having the right under subsection (2) to prospect or mine gypsum or phosphates to comply with such regulations made under section 84 as he may specify by notice in writing.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_86\", \"num\": \"86.\", \"text\": \"Power of Governor to amend Schedule 86. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, by order, amend the Schedule. Mining Law SCHEDULE SCHEDULE (Sections 2 and 86) Radioactive Minerals 1. Any mineral containing uranium or thorium and, in particular and without prejudice to the generality of this paragraph, the substances hereinafter set out in this Schedule. 2. Minerals of the pitchblende group, including pitchblende, uraninite, ulrichite, broeggerite, cleveite and related mineral species. 3. Secondary uranium minerals including torbernite, autunite, uranite, rutherfordine, uranophane, gummite, thorogummite, uranocircite, kasolite, becquerelite and other silicates, hydrates, carbonates, phosphates or arsenates of uranium. 4. Carnotite, tyuyamunite and related uranium-bearing vanadate ores. 5. Uranium-bearing niobate-titanate-tantalate ores, including euxenite, polycrase, blomstrandine, priorite, samarskite, fergusonite, betafite and related minerals. 6. Monazite, thorite and thorianite. Publication in revised form authorised by the Governor in Council this 9th day of September, 1997. Carmena H. 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September, 1997.\n\nMining Law\nArrangement of Sections\n\nc\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nPage 3\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nMINING LAW\n(1997 Revision)\nArrangement of Sections\nSection\nPage\nPART I - Introductory and General\n1.\nShort title ...................................................................................................................................7\n2.\nDefinitions ..................................................................................................................................7\n3.\nUnlawful mining and unlawful prospecting .................................................................................9\n4.\nLaw does not apply to oils ..........................................................................................................9\n5.\nAppointment and duties of officers .............................................................................................9\n6.\nDelegation of powers .................................................................................................................9\n7.\nRoyalties ....................................................................................................................................9\n8.\nLands excluded from prospecting or mining ...............................................................................9\n9.\nPower to close areas to prospecting, etc. ................................................................................. 11\n10.\nPower to revoke prospecting rights, etc., in cases of fraud, etc. ............................................... 11\n11.\nNotice and security for compensation for damage.................................................................... 11\n12.\nPayment of compensation to owners or occupiers ................................................................... 11\n13.\nGeneral deposits ..................................................................................................................... 12\n14.\nLand under mining lease, etc., required for public purposes..................................................... 13\nPART II - Prospecting\n15.\nWhen prospecting lawful .......................................................................................................... 14\n16.\nProspecting for specified minerals may be prohibited .............................................................. 14\n17.\nDisposal of minerals obtained in prospecting ........................................................................... 14\n18.\nGrant of prospecting right ........................................................................................................ 14\n19.\nRights and obligations under a prospecting right ...................................................................... 15\n20.\nRevocation of a prospecting right ............................................................................................. 16\n\nArrangement of Sections\nMining Law\n\nPage 4\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nc\n\n21.\nGrant of exclusive prospecting licence ..................................................................................... 17\n22.\nRights under a lease ................................................................................................................ 17\n23.\nObligations under a licence ...................................................................................................... 18\n24.\nRecord of prospecting operations ............................................................................................ 18\n25.\nDiscovery of minerals to be notified ......................................................................................... 19\n26.\nTransfer of licence ................................................................................................................... 19\n27.\nSurrender of licence................................................................................................................. 19\n28.\nRevocation of licence ............................................................................................................... 19\n29.\nObligations of holder on termination of licence ......................................................................... 19\n30.\nGrant of special exclusive prospecting licence ......................................................................... 20\n31.\nRights, etc., under licence applicable to special licence ........................................................... 20\nPART III - Mining\n32.\nWhen mining lawful.................................................................................................................. 20\n33.\nGrant of a mining lease ............................................................................................................ 21\n34.\nDuration of lease ..................................................................................................................... 21\n35.\nRights under a mining lease .................................................................................................... 22\n36.\nObligations under a mining lease ............................................................................................. 22\n37.\nRecord of mining operations .................................................................................................... 23\n38.\nDiscovery of minerals to be notified ......................................................................................... 23\n39.\nTransfer of mining lease .......................................................................................................... 23\n40.\nSurrender of lease ................................................................................................................... 23\n41.\nRevocation of lease ................................................................................................................. 24\n42.\nTreatment of tailings after termination of lease ......................................................................... 24\n43.\nOwner may remove plant, etc., on termination of lease or water right ...................................... 24\n44.\nSpecial mining lease ................................................................................................................ 25\nPART IV - Passageways\n45.\nInterference with passageways ................................................................................................ 25\n46.\nAcquisition of right of passageway ........................................................................................... 26\n47.\nDuration of right to passageways ............................................................................................. 27\n48.\nUse of mining road .................................................................................................................. 27\nPART V - Inspections and Accidents\n49.\nGeneral inspections ................................................................................................................. 27\n50.\nPower to remedy dangerous practice, etc. ............................................................................... 28\n51.\nPenalty on failure to comply with notice ................................................................................... 28\n52.\nProceedings in case of accident .............................................................................................. 29\nPART VI - Registration\n53.\nLicences, etc., to be registered ................................................................................................ 29\n54.\nTransfers of interests in licences, etc., to be registered ............................................................ 29\n55.\nRegistration not to cure defect ................................................................................................. 30\n56.\nSearches of register................................................................................................................. 30\n\nMining Law\nArrangement of Sections\n\nc\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nPage 5\n\nPART VII-Possession and Purchase of Minerals\n57.\nDefinitions in this Part .............................................................................................................. 30\n58.\nPossession of minerals ............................................................................................................ 30\n59.\nSale and purchase of minerals ................................................................................................. 30\n60.\nMineral dealer\u2019s licence ........................................................................................................... 31\n61.\nObligations of licensed mineral dealer ..................................................................................... 31\n62.\nPermit for small quantity of minerals ........................................................................................ 31\n63.\nThis Part not to apply to any Government department ............................................................. 31\nPART VIII - Miscellaneous\n64.\nSurvey ..................................................................................................................................... 32\n65.\nLateral limits ............................................................................................................................ 32\n66.\nOverlapping areas ................................................................................................................... 32\n67.\nPriority of application ............................................................................................................... 32\n68.\nRights subsequently granted.................................................................................................... 33\n69.\nPower to take clay, etc. ............................................................................................................ 33\n70.\nExport of radioactive mineral restricted .................................................................................... 33\n71.\nReport of discovery of radioactive mineral ............................................................................... 33\n72.\nRestrictions on export of minerals ............................................................................................ 33\n73.\nNo action against officer for acts done in execution of duties ................................................... 33\n74.\nCharges for enquiry by Government officers ............................................................................ 34\n75.\nFraudulent representation ........................................................................................................ 34\n76.\nFalse or misleading information ............................................................................................... 34\n77.\nSalting ..................................................................................................................................... 34\n78.\nPlacing minerals on premises with intent ................................................................................. 34\n79.\nObstructing person in execution of duty ................................................................................... 34\n80.\nInterference with mining or boundary marks, etc. ..................................................................... 35\n81.\nSearch warrants ...................................................................................................................... 35\n82.\nPower of arrest ........................................................................................................................ 35\n83.\nGeneral penalty ....................................................................................................................... 35\n84.\nRegulations ............................................................................................................................. 35\n85.\nProvisions applicable to gypsum and phosphates .................................................................... 36\n86.\nPower of Governor to amend Schedule ................................................................................... 37\nSCHEDULE\n39\nRadioactive Minerals\n39\n\nMining Law\nSection 1\n\nc\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nPage 7\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nMINING LAW\n(1997 Revision)\n\nPART I - Introductory and General\n1.\nShort title\n1.\nThis Law may be cited as the Mining Law (1997 Revision).\n2.\nDefinitions\n2.\nIn this Law \u2014\n\u201calluvial\u201d includes all forms of mineral deposits which do not fall within the\ndefinition of lode, and, for the purposes of this Law, bauxite and laterite deposits\nshall be regarded as alluvial deposits;\n\u201cbuy\u201d includes exchange, barter, or giving or receiving as a pledge or security;\n\u201cdeposit\u201d means any sum or any security therefor, deposited with the Governor\nunder section 13;\n\u201cholder\u201d of an exclusive prospecting licence, mining lease or water right\nincludes any person in whom such licence, lease or water right, or a part of the\nrights thereunder, has become lawfully vested by transfer, assignment or\notherwise;\n\u201clessee\u201d of a mining lease includes all persons having a right or interest in or\nunder a mining lease, whether by transfer, assignment or otherwise;\n\u201clicence\u201d means an exclusive prospecting licence granted under section 21;\n\nSection 2\nMining Law\n\nPage 8\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nc\n\n\u201clode\u201d includes all true fissure veins, contact veins, segregated veins, bedded\nveins in metalliferous bankets, stockworks, such irregular deposits as conform\ngenerally to the above classification and beds of any mineral such as beds of\niron stone;\n\u201cmedical officer\u201d means any person appointed by the Governor to be a medical\nofficer for the purposes of this Law;\n\u201cmine\u201d includes any place, excavation or working whereon, wherein or\nwhereby, any operation in connection with mining is carried on;\n\u201cminerals\u201d except for the purposes of Part VII, has the same meaning as in the\nMinerals (Vesting) Law (1997 Revision);\n\u201cmining lease\u201d means a mining lease granted under section 33;\n\u201cmining rights\u201d means rights under a mining lease;\n\u201coffence\u201d means an offence against this Law;\n\u201cowner\u201d, in relation to land, includes an occupier or a lessee;\n\u201cpassageway\u201d means any highway, road, street, footpath, right of way,\neasement or installation of any railway, tramway, wireline, conveyor belt, cable\nway, chute, pipe, sewer, drain, tunnel, shaft, fluming or water-course;\n\u201cprospecting or mining rights\u201d mean rights under a prospecting right, licence\nor mining lease;\n\u201cpublic water\u201d means all water flowing in a known and defined channel and\nwhich is capable of being applied to the common use of riparian proprietors;\n\u201cradioactive mineral\u201d means any substance specified in the Schedule;\n\u201csell\u201d includes deposit as a pledge or security;\n\u201cshaft\u201d means any vertical or inclined tunnel other than a stope or winze which\nis or might be used for winding, travelling, draining or ventilating purposes in\nconnection with prospecting or mining operations;\n\u201ctailings\u201d means all gravel, sand, slime or other substance which is the residue\nof bona fide mining operations;\n\u201cthis Law\u201d includes regulations made under this Law;\n\u201cto mark out\u201d an area means to delimit such area in the manner provided in this\nLaw;\n\u201cto mine\u201d means intentionally to search for, extract or win minerals, and\nincludes any operations necessary for the purpose;\n\u201cto prospect\u201d means to search for minerals and includes such working as is\nreasonably necessary to enable the prospector to test the mineral-bearing\nqualities of the land; and\n\u201cwater-course\u201d means any channel or duct, whether natural or artificial, which\nconfines, restricts or directs the flow of water.\n\nMining Law\nSection 3\n\nc\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nPage 9\n\n3.\nUnlawful mining and unlawful prospecting\n3.\nWhoever prospects or mines on any lands in the Islands otherwise than in accordance\nwith this Law is guilty of the offence of unlawful prospecting or unlawful mining, as\nthe case may be, and liable on summary conviction before two Justices to a fine of\ntwo thousand dollars or to imprisonment with hard labour for twelve months, and in\naddition the Court before which such person is convicted shall order the forfeiture of\nall minerals obtained in the course of such unlawful prospecting or mining, or if such\nminerals cannot be forfeited, the payment of such sum as the Court may assess as the\nvalue of such minerals.\n4.\nLaw does not apply to oils\n4.\nNothing in this Law shall apply to, or confer any right to prospect or mine for, any\nmineral oil.\n5.\nAppointment and duties of officers\n5.\n(1) The Governor may appoint such officers as may be necessary for the carrying\ninto effect of this Law.\n(2) It shall be the duty of the Governor, in addition to any other duties provided in\nthis Law, to exercise general supervision over all prospecting and mining\noperations in the Islands.\n6.\nDelegation of powers\n6.\nThe Governor may delegate or assign to any officer appointed under section 5(1) all\nor any of his powers, duties and jurisdiction subject to such limitations as he may\nspecify, but in so doing the Governor shall not thereby divest himself of the right to\nexercise concurrently all or any of the powers, duties and jurisdiction conferred upon\nhim by this Law.\n7.\nRoyalties\n7.\nAll minerals obtained in the course of prospecting or mining operations shall be liable\nto such conditions as may be prescribed, and no minerals shall be exported except\nafter payment or securing of royalty under such conditions as may be prescribed:\nProvided that the Governor may, by permit under his hand, exempt from liability to\nroyalties small quantities of minerals intended for use, or exported, as commercial\nsamples or scientific specimens, or for the purpose of experiment or assay.\n8.\nLands excluded from prospecting or mining\n8.\n(1) Save where otherwise provided by this Law, no prospecting or mining rights\nshall authorise prospecting or mining on \u2014\n(a)\nland dedicated or set apart for any public purpose (other than mining) or\nfor a burial ground, or within three hundred feet of such places, except\nwith the consent of the Governor;\n\nSection 8\nMining Law\n\nPage 10\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nc\n\n(b) any area situate within any town or village except with the consent of the\nGovernor;\n(c)\nland reserved for the purpose of any railway or situate within three hundred\nfeet of any railway other than a railway constructed on the area of the\nmining lease by the mining lessee, except with the consent of the\nGovernor;\n(d) any area which is the site of or is within three hundred feet of any building,\nworks, reservoir or dam owned or occupied by the Government or a public\nauthority, except with the consent of the Governor;\n(e)\nany street, road or highway or any land within one hundred and fifty feet\nof the centre line of any street, road or highway, other than one constructed\non the area of the mining lease by the mining lessee, except with the\nconsent of the Governor;\n(f)\nland within three hundred feet of any building, except with the consent of\nthe occupier:\nProvided that where such consent is withheld, the Governor may allow\nprospecting or mining on such land on such conditions as he may think fit;\n(g) any area closed to prospecting or mining under section 9;\n(h) any area over which rights under a licence or a mining lease have been\npreviously granted under this Law until fourteen days have elapsed from\nthe date of the Gazette in which notice is given of the termination of such\nrights or in respect of which permission to mine has been given under\nsection 32 and is still lawfully subsisting, except by the holder of such\nlicence, mining lease or permit; or\n(i)\nany area over which a right of passageway is vested in the holder of a\nmining lease, except with the consent of such holder.\n(2) Where, under subsection (1), the Governor is empowered to authorise\nprospecting or mining, then \u2014\n(a)\nif a public authority is directly affected by the giving of consent, the\nGovernor shall not give such consent without prior consultation with such\npublic authority; and\n(b) where consent is given the Governor may impose such conditions as he\nmay think fit.\n(3) In this section \u2014\n\u201cburial ground\u201d means any place \u2014\n(a)\nauthorised under any law to be a place of burial;\n(b) attached to any place of worship and used as a place of burial; or\n(c)\nhabitually used as a place of burial by the members of any sect or\ncongregation; and\n\nMining Law\nSection 9\n\nc\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nPage 11\n\n\u201ctown or village\u201d means a town or village as defined under any law for the time\nbeing in force for spirit licence purposes or for all purposes.\n9.\nPower to close areas to prospecting, etc.\n9.\nThe Governor may, by notice in the Gazette, declare any area, other than an area over\nwhich rights under a licence or mining lease have been previously granted and are\nsubsisting, to be closed to prospecting and mining either generally or by such persons,\nfor such periods or for such minerals, as may be specified in such notice, and may reopen such area or any part thereof by further notice on any terms and conditions as to\nprospecting or mining and to such persons as he may think fit.\n10.\nPower to revoke prospecting rights, etc., in cases of fraud, etc.\n10. Where any prospecting right, licence or mining lease has been granted in pursuance\nof this Law and subsequently the Governor is satisfied that such grant has been\nobtained as a result of any misleading, false or fraudulent representation, or in\nconsequence of any incorrect information (whether such information be supplied\nwilfully or otherwise), the Governor may call upon the holder of such right, licence\nor lease to show cause within a specified time why such right, licence or lease should\nnot be revoked; and if he fails to comply with such order within the time specified or\nif the cause shown be inadequate in the opinion of the Governor, such right, licence\nor lease may thereupon be revoked by the Governor, notice of such fact shall be\npublished in the Gazette and a copy of such notice shall be sent to the holder at his\nlast known address.\n11.\nNotice and security for compensation for damage\n11. Any holder of prospecting or mining rights intending to prospect or mine on any lands\nshall give notice of his intention to the owner and the occupier of such land before\ncommencing operations thereon, and shall, if so required by the owner, occupier or\nthe Governor, lodge with the Governor such sum, or give security therefor, as the\nGovernor may direct for the payment of any compensation which may be payable\nunder section 12, and such sum, or the balance thereof, if any, may be refunded or\nreleased under section 13(3), (4) and (5).\n12.\nPayment of compensation to owners or occupiers\n12. (1) The holder of prospecting or mining rights shall, on demand being made by the\nowner or occupier of the land upon or under which prospecting or mining\noperations are being or have been carried on by him, pay such owner or occupier\nfair and reasonable compensation for any disturbance of his surface rights and\nfor any damage done to the surface of the land or to any live or dead stock,\ncrops, trees, buildings or works, as a result of such operations.\n(2) The amount of compensation payable under subsection (1) shall be determined\nby agreement between the parties or, if the parties are unable to reach agreement\n\nSection 13\nMining Law\n\nPage 12\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nc\n\nor if the agreed compensation is not paid, the owner or occupier may take\nproceedings in the Summary Jurisdiction Court without limit of amount.\n(3) The sum awarded by the Summary Jurisdiction Court or, when there has been\nan appeal, by the Court hearing the appeal, as the case may be, shall be paid by\nsuch holder to the person entitled thereto, within fourteen days of the date of the\ndecision.\n(4) Without prejudice to any other means of recovery, if the sum awarded is not\npaid within the time specified in subsection (3), such sum may, on application\nto the Governor, be paid out of the amount lodged under section 11.\n(5) The Governor may, by notice to the holder of prospecting or mining rights who\nhas failed to pay the sum awarded, suspend his mining or prospecting rights\nuntil the sum awarded has been paid and until such holder has lodged with the\nGovernor such further sum as the Governor may demand as security for any\nfuture compensation payable, and if such payment and lodgment is not made\nwithin such time as the Governor may consider reasonable, the Governor may\nrevoke the prospecting or mining rights of the holder in default.\n13.\nGeneral deposits\n13. (1) As a guarantee for the due performance of the obligations imposed by this Law,\nany person may be required by the Governor, either on application or when\nholding prospecting or mining rights or a water right, to deposit (in addition to\nany sum lodged under section 11 or 12) with the Governor, such sums or\nsecurity for like amounts in lieu thereof, as may be prescribed, and on failure of\nsuch person to make such deposit within the time specified by the Governor the\napplication may be refused or the prospecting or mining rights or the water right\nrevoked by the Governor.\n(2) The Governor may, in any case where the depositor has failed, after due notice,\nto meet any obligation imposed upon him by this Law, take such steps as he\nmay consider fit to fulfil the obligation and may expend from any deposit such\nsum as he may consider reasonable to defray any expense incurred by him in so\ndoing; and where any deposit or portion thereof is so expended, the Governor\nmay require the depositor to make good such deposit or portion, and failure to\ndo so may render any prospecting or mining rights or any water right in respect\nof which any deposit was made liable to revocation by the Governor.\n(3) Where upon the termination of all interests in any prospecting or mining rights,\nor water right in respect of which a deposit has been made, the original right,\nlicence, mining lease or water right is produced to the Governor and the\ntermination of such interests is duly recorded, then the person by whom such\ndeposit was made may make written application to the Governor for the refund\nor release of such deposit or balance thereof and, upon production of satisfactory\nevidence by the applicant, the Governor may authorise such refund or release to\nbe made:\n\nMining Law\nSection 14\n\nc\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nPage 13\n\nProvided that, in the absence of such satisfactory evidence, the Governor may\nwithhold such refund or release until such time as he may think fit:\nAnd provided that such refund or release is made without prejudice to any claim\nor proceeding existing or which may arise through the breach by the holder of\nany prospecting or mining rights or water right, or by his servants.\n(4) Where the interest of a depositor in any prospecting or mining rights or water\nright is terminated by transfer, no refund or release shall be made until the\ntransferee has lodged a like deposit or such sum as the Governor may demand.\n(5) Sums deposited under this section may be otherwise dealt with in such manner\nas may be prescribed.\n14.\nLand under mining lease, etc., required for public purposes\n14. (1) Whenever any land, being the whole or part of the area of a mining lease, is\nrequired by the Governor for any public purpose he shall give notice to that\neffect to the holder of such lease, and such holder shall remove therefrom, before\na date to be specified in such notice, any works, buildings, plant or other of his\nproperty, and such mining lease shall, in respect of the land required, be\ndetermined as from such date.\n(2) In any such case, where the holder of a mining lease has received any notice\nunder subsection (1), he shall be entitled to receive out of general revenue\ncompensation for any disturbance of passageways, works, buildings, plant or\nother property belonging to him, but not for disturbance of his mining rights;\nand compensation payable to such holder under this section shall, if not agreed\nupon between the parties, be determined by a Judge of the Grand Court on\napplication by either party.\n(3) Whenever any land temporarily occupied by the holder of a prospecting right or\noccupied under an exclusive prospecting licence or water right is required by\nthe Governor for any public purpose, he shall give notice to that effect to the\nholder of the right or licence, and such holder shall, not later than thirty days\nfrom the date of notice or within such further period as the Governor may allow,\nremove from the land so occupied any works, buildings, plant or other property\nbelonging to him, temporarily erected or placed thereon and shall cease to\noccupy such land; and such holder shall not be entitled to any compensation for\nany such disturbance.\n(4) A notice given under this section by the Governor that land is required for a\npublic purpose shall be conclusive evidence of that fact.\n\nSection 15\nMining Law\n\nPage 14\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nc\n\nPART II - Prospecting\n15.\nWhen prospecting lawful\n15. It shall not be lawful for any person to prospect except in pursuance of and in\naccordance with the terms and conditions of a prospecting right or exclusive\nprospecting licence.\n16.\nProspecting for specified minerals may be prohibited\n16. The Governor may, by notice in the Gazette, prohibit prospecting for any specified\nmineral, and in such case the holder of a prospecting right or exclusive prospecting\nlicence shall not prospect for such specified mineral unless otherwise expressly\nprovided in such right or licence.\n17.\nDisposal of minerals obtained in prospecting\n17. (1) Minerals obtained in the course of prospecting under a prospecting right or\nlicence shall be the property of the Crown and shall not be removed from the\nland or disposed of by the holder of the right or licence or by any other person\nexcept with the consent of the Governor.\n(2) The Governor may authorise the removal of minerals from the land from which\nthey have been obtained subject to such conditions, if any, as he may impose.\n(3) If the holder of a prospecting right or a licence desires to retain or dispose of\nany minerals obtained in the course of prospecting he shall make an application\nin writing to the Governor stating the kind and quantity of minerals in respect\nof which the application is made and the situation of the land from which the\nmineral was obtained, and if the Governor is satisfied that the applicant has been\nconducting only such work as is reasonably necessary to enable him to test the\nmineral-bearing qualities of the land, he may authorise the applicant to retain or\ndispose of the minerals in respect of which application is made, on payment of\nthe prescribed royalties.\n18.\nGrant of prospecting right\n18. (1) The Governor may, in his absolute discretion, on application in the prescribed\nform and upon the payment of the prescribed fee, grant to any individual a\nprospecting right in the prescribed form:\nProvided that a prospecting right shall not be granted \u2014\n(a)\nto any individual who is under eighteen years of age;\n(b) to any individual who is unable to prove to the satisfaction of the Governor\nthat he can understand this Law to such an extent as to enable him to carry\nout the obligations imposed by or under it;\n\nMining Law\nSection 19\n\nc\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nPage 15\n\n(c)\nto any individual to whom there has previously been issued either in his\nown name or as agent for any person a prospecting right which has not\nbeen surrendered or cancelled and which is in all other respects still valid;\n(d) except with the consent of the Governor, to any individual who or whose\npresent employer has been convicted of an offence under this Law, or who\nor whose present employer has previously held any prospecting or mining\nright which has been revoked by reason of a breach of the terms or\nconditions thereof; or\n(e)\nto any person other than an individual.\n(2) A prospecting right may be granted to an individual as agent for a person:\nProvided that there shall be forwarded with the application an undertaking by\nsuch person to be responsible for the acts and omissions of the individual (who\nshall also be responsible for his own acts and omissions) and where the\nindividual is in the employ of such person, such right shall, unless such person\notherwise requests, forthwith terminate on the holder leaving the service of such\nperson.\n(3) A prospecting right shall not be transferable and shall, unless terminated, remain\nin force for a period of one year from the date of issue, but may be renewed for\nfurther periods not exceeding one year each.\n(4) The Governor may, by endorsement on the prospecting right, restrict\nprospecting under it to any specified area or to any specified minerals.\n(5) A prospecting right shall be produced whenever demanded by the owner or\noccupier of land on which the holder thereof is prospecting, or by any constable.\n19.\nRights and obligations under a prospecting right\n19. (1) Subject to this Law and the prospecting right, the holder of a prospecting\nright may \u2014\n(a)\nenter upon and prospect on any land or water for any minerals, except\nminerals for which prospecting is prohibited unless the Governor has\nissued authority therefor by endorsement on the prospecting right;\n(b) while engaged in bona fide prospecting on any uncultivated land (without\ncharge, in the case of Crown land, and on payment or tender of a\nreasonable sum to the owner or occupier in the case of land other than\nCrown land) \u2014\n(i)\nerect at such place as the owner or occupier may select a temporary\ncamp and such temporary structures as may be necessary and enter\ninto temporary occupation thereof;\n(ii) take fuel, other than standing timber, for his domestic use at such\nplace; and\n\nSection 20\nMining Law\n\nPage 16\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nc\n\n(iii) graze such animals as may be necessary for the carrying on of\nprospecting;\n(c)\ntake for his domestic use so much public water as may be necessary;\n(d) dig holes and trenches:\nProvided all such excavations shall be fenced or secured, and on the\nprospector leaving the neighbourhood, filled in such a manner as to\nprevent persons or stock inadvertently entering therein, and if any holder\nof a prospecting right contravenes this paragraph the Governor may cause\nsuch excavations to be filled in or may take other protective measures, and\nshall charge such holder such sum as was reasonably expended in so doing,\nand such charge shall be a lawful deduction from the deposit made by such\nholder; and such action by the Governor and the payment of such charge\nby the holder shall not exempt such holder from liability under this or any\nother law for such contravention;\n(e)\nuse so much public water as will enable him to test the mineral bearing\nqualities of the land by washing , sluicing or other means:\nProvided that where, in the opinion of the Governor, such use of water\ninterferes with or is likely to interfere with any existing user of water, the\nholder shall, on demand, cease such use until he has made such\narrangements as will satisfy the Governor; and\n(f)\nmark out and apply for an exclusive prospecting licence or a mining lease.\n(2) The holder of a prospecting right shall keep full and accurate records of his\nprospecting operations and shall render to the Governor such returns as may be\nprescribed, and on failure so to do the Governor may, without prejudice to any\nother penalty for which the holder may be liable, refuse to accept any application\nby such holder for an exclusive prospecting licence or mining lease.\n20.\nRevocation of a prospecting right\n20. In the case of any contravention of this Law or of the prospecting right by the holder\nof a prospecting right, the Governor may call upon the holder of such right to show\ncause within a time specified why his right should not be revoked; and should he fail\nto comply with such order within the time specified or should the cause shown be\ninadequate in the opinion of the Governor, the Governor may, by notice in the Gazette\n(a copy of which notice shall be forwarded to the last known address of the holder),\nsummarily revoke such right and thereupon all privileges and rights conferred thereby\nor enjoyed thereunder shall, as from the date specified in the notice of such\nrevocation, cease:\nProvided always that such revocation shall not in any way affect the liability of\nany person in respect of the breach of this Law committed by him before such\nrevocation.\n\nMining Law\nSection 21\n\nc\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nPage 17\n\n21.\nGrant of exclusive prospecting licence\n21. (1) The Governor may, on application in the prescribed form and on payment of the\nprescribed fee, grant an exclusive prospecting licence in the prescribed form to\nany person who himself holds a prospecting right or to any person whose agent\nis the holder of a prospecting right:\nProvided that the Governor may, in special circumstances, grant an exclusive\nprospecting licence to any person.\n(2) The Governor may require an applicant for a licence to satisfy him that he\npossesses or commands sufficient working capital to ensure the proper\nprospecting of the area in respect of which the application is made and for the\npayment of any compensation which may be payable to the owners or occupiers\nof the land in respect of which the licence is required.\n(3) A licence shall not be granted in respect of any area exceeding eight square\nmiles.\n(4) A licence shall be granted for a specified mineral only:\nProvided that when the applicant or the holder has discovered other minerals on\nthe area applied for, or the subject of the licence, the Governor may, in his\ndiscretion, include by endorsement on the licence such other minerals in the\nlicence.\n(5) Subject to section 22(2), a licence shall be valid for one year from the date of\nissue, but may be renewed for such period or periods not exceeding one year\neach and on such conditions as the Governor may decide.\n(6) The Governor may grant or withhold the grant of a licence as he may think\nproper, or may grant it subject to such conditions as he may think fit.\n(7) Any area in respect of which a licence is granted shall specifically exclude an\narea within its boundaries over which a licence or a mining lease for the same\nmineral is in existence at the date of the grant of such licence.\n22.\nRights under a lease\n22. (1) Subject to this Law and the licence, a licence the holder of a licence shall have\nthe sole right of prospecting for the mineral or minerals specified in the licence\nupon the lands within the area of his licence, and for such purpose may \u2014\n(a)\nenter upon the lands within such area with his agents and workmen, and\nthereon sink shafts or wells and exercise all or any of the rights conferred\nupon the holder of a prospecting right;\n(b) employ in prospecting on such land any number of persons who for the\npurpose shall not be required to hold prospecting rights; and\n\nSection 23\nMining Law\n\nPage 18\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nc\n\n(c)\non and over unoccupied land within the area of his licence, erect and\nmaintain such machinery and plant and construct such passageways as\nmay be necessary for or in connection with his prospecting operations.\n(2) The holder of a licence who has fulfilled all the conditions attached thereto may,\nsubject to this Law, apply for renewal of such licence, mark out and apply for\nthe grant of a mining lease, over the whole or any part of the area the subject of\nthe licence, or mark out a reduced area and may apply for renewal of his licence\nover such reduced area only:\nProvided that no licensee shall hold, by a licence in respect of a reduced area or\nby renewal of his former licence, a licence over any ground where alluvial\ndeposits are being explored for a period of more than three years in all, or where\nlode deposits are being explored, for a period of more than six years in all, unless\nthe Governor is satisfied that prospecting operations have been stopped or\nseriously hindered by special circumstances beyond the control of the licensee,\nin which event he may grant a renewal for an additional year.\n23.\nObligations under a licence\n23. (1) The holder of a licence shall, during the currency of the licence, adequately carry\non to the satisfaction of the Governor bona fide prospecting operations on the\nlands included in the area in respect of which the licence has been granted:\nProvided that the Governor, may on the written application of the holder,\nsuspend the obligation imposed by this subsection in respect of any licence for\nsuch time as the Governor may think fit.\n(2) The holder of a licence shall, during the currency of the licence, keep all\nexcavations, whether made prior to the grant of the licence or during the\ncurrency of the licence, secured to the satisfaction of the Governor in such a\nmanner as to prevent persons or stock inadvertently entering them.\n(3) The holder of a licence, if not personally residing on the land the subject of the\nlicence or, in the opinion of the Governor, not residing sufficiently near to give\ncontinuous supervision to prospecting operations being conducted on such land,\nshall at all times have so residing a responsible agent in charge of such\noperations and shall forthwith notify the Governor of every appointment of such\nan agent and of any change in such appointment.\n24.\nRecord of prospecting operations\n24. The holder of a licence shall keep to the satisfaction of the Governor on the area of\nhis licence, or at such place in the Islands as the Governor may approve, full and\naccurate records and plans of his prospecting operations, and shall render to the\nGovernor such returns as may be prescribed; and on failure so to do the Governor\nmay, without prejudice to any other penalty for which the holder may be liable, refuse\nto accept any application by such holder for a mining lease.\n\nMining Law\nSection 25\n\nc\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nPage 19\n\n25.\nDiscovery of minerals to be notified\n25. The holder of a licence shall forthwith notify the Governor of the discovery of any\nmineral other than that for which the licence was granted.\n26.\nTransfer of licence\n26. The holder of a licence, or of any interest therein registered under Part VI, shall not\ntransfer his licence or interest or any part or share thereof or create any interest\nwhatsoever therein without first obtaining the consent in writing of the Governor; and\nany such purported transfer or creation of any such interest without such prior consent\nshall have no effect.\n27.\nSurrender of licence\n27. A licence may, with the consent of the Governor and on payment of the prescribed\nfee, be surrendered at any time, and such surrender shall be in the prescribed form:\nProvided that such surrender shall not affect any liability incurred by the licensee\nbefore such surrender takes effect.\n28.\nRevocation of licence\n28. In the case of any contravention of this Law or of the licence by the holder of a licence\nor by any attorney, agent or employee of such holder, the Governor may call upon the\nholder of the licence to show cause within a time specified why his licence should not\nbe revoked; and should he fail to comply with such order within the time specified,\nor should the cause shown be inadequate in the opinion of the Governor, the Governor\nmay, by notice in the Gazette, (a copy of which notice shall be forwarded to the last\nknown address of the holder) summarily revoke such licence and thereupon all\nprivileges and rights conferred thereby or enjoyed thereunder, shall as from the date\nspecified in the notice of such revocation, cease and the deposit may be declared\nforfeited to the Crown by the Governor:\nProvided always that such revocation shall not in any way affect the liability of any\nperson in respect of a breach of this Law committed by him before such revocation.\n29.\nObligations of holder on termination of licence\n29. (1) Every person who was the holder of a licence which has terminated shall, not\nlater than thirty days from the date of such termination \u2014\n(a)\nfill in all excavations made in virtue of the licence or otherwise secure\nthem in a permanent manner so as to prevent persons or stock inadvertently\nentering therein;\n(b) remove all beacons marking out the boundaries of the area the subject of\nthe licence; and\n(c)\nfurnish a certificate to the Governor that he has complied with this section\nas to the securing of excavations and the removal of beacons:\n\nSection 30\nMining Law\n\nPage 20\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nc\n\nProvided that no such person shall be liable for securing any excavations made\non the area the subject of his licence by other persons prior to the grant of the\nlicence if, on application for the licence, he has shown the position of these\nexcavations in relation to the boundaries of the area applied for on the plans\nsubmitted with his application or if he submits a plan showing the position of\nsuch excavations in relation to the boundaries of the area the subject of the\nlicence within a period of one month from the date of grant of such licence.\n(2) If any person contravenes subsection (1) the Governor may cause such\nexcavations to be filled in or may take other protective measures and shall\ncharge such person such sum as was reasonably expended in so doing, and such\ncharge shall be a lawful deduction from any deposit made by such person:\nProvided that such action by the Governor and the payment of such charge by\nsuch person shall not exempt such person from liability under this or any other\nlaw for such contravention.\n(3) Where a licence is renewed in respect of a reduced area only, subsections (l)\nand (2) shall apply to the area not included in any such renewal.\n30.\nGrant of special exclusive prospecting licence\n30. (1) The Governor may, in his discretion, on payment of the prescribed fee and\nnotwithstanding anything in this Law, grant a special exclusive prospecting\nlicence over any area, for such period and upon such terms and conditions as he\nmay think fit.\n(2) Application for a special exclusive prospecting licence shall be made in the form\nprescribed for an exclusive prospecting licence.\n31.\nRights, etc., under licence applicable to special licence\n31. All the rights, powers and privileges conferred on, all the obligations and duties\nimposed on and all the provisions of this Law to applicable to, the holder of an\nexclusive prospecting licence shall also be conferred on, imposed on, and applicable\nto the holder of a special exclusive prospecting licence except where there is a specific\nvariance therewith by reason of any special terms and conditions imposed by the\nGovernor.\nPART III - Mining\n32.\nWhen mining lawful\n32. It shall not be lawful for any person to mine except in pursuance of and in accordance\nwith the terms and conditions of a mining lease:\n\nMining Law\nSection 33\n\nc\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nPage 21\n\nProvided that, where application has been made for a mining lease and pending the\ngrant of such lease, the Governor may grant permission in the prescribed form to the\napplicant to mine on the area applied for on such conditions and subject to such\nrestrictions as the Governor may think fit, and such permission may, at any time, be\nwithdrawn by the Governor.\n33.\nGrant of a mining lease\n33. (1) The Governor may, in his discretion, grant a mining lease subject to such\ncovenants and conditions (which may include the payment of any financial\nconsideration) as he may think fit to any person who himself holds a prospecting\nright or a licence, or to any person whose agent is the holder of a prospecting\nright:\nProvided that, where the applicant is the holder of a licence, the area of the lease\napplied for shall be wholly within the boundaries of that licence.\n(2) Application for a mining lease shall be made in the prescribed form and manner\nand subject to the prescribed conditions.\n(3) The Governor may require an applicant for a mining lease to satisfy him that he\npossesses or commands sufficient working capital to ensure the proper\ndevelopment and carrying on of mining operations on the area applied for, and\nfor the payment of any compensation which may be payable to the owners or\noccupiers of the land in respect of which the lease is required, and may require\nany reports on the area made by prospectors or engineers to be submitted for his\ninformation; and in the event of the applicant failing so to satisfy the Governor,\nthe Governor may refuse the application but the applicant may make a new\napplication at any time.\n(4) A mining lease shall be granted for a specified mineral only:\nProvided that the Governor may, in his discretion, include by endorsement on\nthe lease other minerals.\n(5) Mining leases shall be of such kinds or classes and shall be subject to such terms\nor conditions and in respect of such areas or boundaries as may be prescribed,\nand special provisions may be prescribed in relation to the persons to whom a\nmining leases may be granted for specified minerals.\n34.\nDuration of lease\n34. (1) A mining lease may be granted for such term, not being more than twenty-five\nyears, as the Governor may think fit:\nProvided that, when permission to mine on the area is granted under section 32\npending the grant of the lease, such term shall commence from the date of such\npermission being given.\n\nSection 35\nMining Law\n\nPage 22\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nc\n\n(2) If, at the expiration of the term originally granted by a mining lease or any\nrenewal thereof, the lessee is carrying on work in a normal and businesslike\nmanner, and the lease is not, at that time, liable to be revoked under this Law,\nand the lessee applies to the Governor in the prescribed manner for a renewal of\nhis lease, then the lessee shall be entitled on payment of the prescribed fee to\nobtain a renewal of the lease for a further term not exceeding twenty-five years\nupon the conditions which are then generally applicable to new mining leases;\nbut shall not have the right to any subsequent further renewal of the lease.\n35.\nRights under a mining lease\n35. Insofar as it may be necessary for or in connection with his operations and subject to\nthis Law, a mining lessee shall have, on the lands included in his lease, the right \u2014\n(a)\nto enter upon the lands the subject of the lease, the exclusive right to\nprospect or mine on such lands and the right to remove and dispose of the\nmineral specified in the lease on payment of the prescribed royalty;\n(b) to make all necessary excavations thereon and to stack or dump any of the\nproducts of mining thereon;\n(c)\nto erect, construct and maintain houses and buildings for his use and for\nthe use of his agents and servants;\n(d) to erect, construct and maintain such engines, machinery, buildings,\nworkshops and other erections as may be necessary or convenient;\n(e)\nto lay water-pipes and to make watercourses, ponds, dams and reservoirs,\nand to divert any public water on or flowing entirely through the land:\nProvided that any public water diverted shall be returned to its natural\nchannel before leaving such land and that any rights existing at the time of\nthe grant of the lease to use any public water shall not be disturbed;\n(f)\nto apply for a water right;\n(g) to construct and maintain all such passageways as may be necessary; and\n(h) subject to the directions of the Governor, which directions shall be\nobtained before the exercise of any right under this paragraph, to cut, take\nand use any tree.\n36.\nObligations under a mining lease\n36. (1) The holder of a mining lease shall, within a period of six months from the date\nof the lease and thereafter during the currency of the lease, commence and\nadequately carry on to the satisfaction of the Governor bona fide mining\noperations on the land included in the lease:\nProvided that the Governor may, on the written application of the holder,\nsuspend the obligation imposed by this subsection for such time as the Governor\nmay think fit.\n\nMining Law\nSection 37\n\nc\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nPage 23\n\n(2) The holder of a mining lease shall, during the currency of the lease, keep all\nexcavations, whether made prior to the grant of the lease or during the currency\nof the lease, secured to the satisfaction of the Governor in such manner as to\nprevent persons or stock inadvertently entering them.\n(3) The holder of a mining lease, if not personally residing on the land the subject\nof the lease or in the opinion of the Governor not residing sufficiently near to\ngive continuous supervision to mining operations being conducted on such land,\nshall, at all times, have so residing a responsible agent in charge of such\noperations, and shall forthwith notify the Governor of every appointment of\nsuch an agent and of any change in such appointment.\n(4) The holder of a mining lease shall take all due and proper precautions for the\nsafety of all persons employed by him in mining operations.\n(5) The Governor may require that the holder of a mining lease shall employ a\nperson who possesses either adequate mining experience or qualifications in\nmining and that such person shall personally supervise the mining operations\nunder the lease.\n37.\nRecord of mining operations\n37. The holder of a mining lease shall keep to the satisfaction of the Governor on the land\nincluded in his lease, or at such place in the Islands as the Governor may approve,\nfull and accurate records and plans of his mining operations and of the calculated ore\nreserves, and shall render to the Governor such returns as may be prescribed.\n38.\nDiscovery of minerals to be notified\n38. The holder of a mining lease shall forthwith notify the Governor of the discovery of\nany mineral other than that for which the lease was granted.\n39.\nTransfer of mining lease\n39. The holder of a mining lease, or of any interest therein registered under Part VI, shall\nnot transfer his lease or interest or any part or share thereof or create any interest\nwhatsoever therein without first obtaining the consent in writing of the Governor; and\nany such purported transfer or creation of any such interest without such prior consent\nshall have no effect.\n40.\nSurrender of lease\n40. A mining lease may, with the consent of the Governor and on payment of the\nprescribed fee, be surrendered either in whole or in part at any time after six months\u2019\nnotice in writing has been given to the Governor of the intention to surrender, and\nsuch surrender shall be in the prescribed form:\nProvided that such surrender shall not affect any liability incurred by the holder before\nsuch surrender takes effect, and no rent shall be refunded.\n\nSection 41\nMining Law\n\nPage 24\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nc\n\n41.\nRevocation of lease\n41. (1) The Governor may revoke a mining lease \u2014\n(a)\nif the holder, or any attorney, agent or employee of the holder commits any\ncontravention of this Law, or of any requirements thereunder, or of any\nconditions of the lease, and does not repair such contravention within such\nperiod, not being less than one month, as the Governor may allow from the\ndate of the receipt by the holder of a notice in writing from the Governor\nso to do or such extended period as the Governor may think fit; or\n(b) if the holder wholly ceases work in, on or under the land the subject of the\nlease during a continuous period of six months, without the written consent\nof the Governor:\nProvided that such consent shall not unreasonably be withheld.\n(2) Such revocation shall not affect any liability already incurred by the holder.\n(3) Where the Governor has revoked a mining lease under subsection (1), notice of\nsuch fact shall be gazetted and a copy of such notice shall be sent to the holder\nat his last known address.\n42.\nTreatment of tailings after termination of lease\n42. (1) Any person who was the holder of a mining lease which has terminated may,\nwithin thirty days of such termination, apply to the Governor for leave to enter\nthe land comprised in the lease and treat or remove any tailings, ore or stone\nstacked or dumped by him on the surface prior to such termination, and the\nGovernor may grant such leave and fix a time within which such treatment or\nremoval is to be completed.\n(2) If such leave is not applied for within thirty days or such treatment or removal\nis not completed within the time fixed, any tailings, ore or stone remaining on\nthe land shall become the absolute property of the Crown.\n43.\nOwner may remove plant, etc., on termination of lease or water right\n43. (1) The owner of any plant, machinery, engines or tools on any land the subject of\na mining lease or water right, which has terminated or which are in, on, or over\nany passageway used in connection therewith, may within three months from\nthe date of such termination, or within such further time as the Governor may\nallow, remove such plant, machinery, engines or tools, but shall not remove or\ninterfere with any timber in any mine; and if such plant, machinery, engines or\ntools are not so removed they may be sold by auction by order of the Governor\nat the risk of such owner, and the net proceeds of such sale, after deducting the\ncosts thereof and any sum which the person who was the holder of such lease or\nwater right is required by law to pay to Government, shall be retained by the\nGovernor and held until applied for by such owner:\n\nMining Law\nSection 44\n\nc\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nPage 25\n\nProvided that where such plant, machinery, engines and tools cannot be sold by\nauction they shall become the property of the Crown and may be dealt with and\ndisposed of in such manner as the Governor may direct.\n(2) Whoever removes or interferes with any timber in a mine other than that which\nit may be necessary to remove in the course of normal mining operations is\nguilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction before two Justices to a\nfine of two hundred dollars and to imprisonment with hard labour for six\nmonths.\n44.\nSpecial mining lease\n44. (1) The Governor may, notwithstanding anything in this Law, grant a special\nmining lease of any land, if he is satisfied that by reason of the difficulties and\ncost attending the mining in, on or under such land or for any other cause it is\nnecessary that such a lease be granted.\n(2) The form and duration of, and the area to be comprised in, any such special\nmining lease, the surface and subterranean limits thereof, the rent and royalty to\nbe paid and the labour and other conditions, reservations and exceptions to be\ncontained therein, shall be such as the Governor may approve, but, except where\nthere is a specific variance therein, such special mining lease shall be subject in\nall respects to this Law.\nPART IV - Passageways\n45.\nInterference with passageways\n45. (1) No holder of prospecting or mining rights or of a water right shall, at any time,\nin the exercise of the rights granted under this Law, interfere with or perform\nany act which may tend to interfere with the exercise of any right of passageway\nor perform any act which may damage or tend to damage any passageway\nwithout first obtaining the consent in writing of the holder of such right of\npassageway:\nProvided that, in the case of public rights of passageway or where the holder of\nthe right of passageway cannot be found by the person requiring his consent, the\nconsent of the Governor shall be deemed sufficient consent.\n(2) Nothing in subsection (1) shall prevent the holder of a licence, mining lease or\nwater right, or an applicant for a mining lease to whom permission to mine has\nbeen granted under section 32, from diverting any public path within the area of\nhis licence, mining lease or water right, or covered by the application, if such\ndiversion is made entirely within the area held by or applied for by him and is\naligned and maintained to the satisfaction of the Governor; and on the\nconclusion of mining or prospecting operations, or operations under the water\n\nSection 46\nMining Law\n\nPage 26\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nc\n\nright, affecting such public path, it shall, if required by the Governor, be remade\nas and where it was before such interference.\n46.\nAcquisition of right of passageway\n46. (1) If the holder of a licence or mining lease, or a person having permission under\nsection 32 to mine on an area the subject of an application, is desirous of\nobtaining a right of passageway over lands outside the area covered by the\nlicence, lease or application, or if the holder of a water right is desirous of\nobtaining a right of passageway for the purpose of such water right, but is unable\nto obtain consent to such right, or on such terms as he considers reasonable,\nfrom the owner or occupier of the land over which the right is desired, he may\napply to a Judge of the Grand Court for an order granting such right of\npassageway; and for the purposes of such application the holder of the licence,\nmining lease or water right, or the person having permission under section 32 to\nmine, may authorise in writing a land surveyor, together with his servants and\nworkmen, to enter at all reasonable times on any land after giving to the occupier\nthereof not less than three days notice of the date upon which such entry is\nproposed to be made; and any damage done by such surveyor, his servants or\nworkmen, shall be deemed for the purposes of section 12 to be damage done by\nsuch holder or person in the course of prospecting or mining operations.\n(2) If, on any application under subsection (1), a Judge of the Grand Court is\nsatisfied that it is \u2014\n(a)\nnecessary either for prospecting or mining operations or for the\ntransportation, treatment, processing or storage of any mineral mined, that\nthe applicant should have the right of passageway; and\n(b) reasonable for such right to be granted over the particular land the subject\nof the application,\nhe may make an order granting to the applicant the right of passageway and\nshall determine the compensation to be paid to the owner or occupier of the land\nover which the right of passageway was granted.\n(3) In assessing the compensation payable under this section, a Judge of the Grand\nCourt shall have regard to the disturbance of surface rights and to any damage\ndone, or likely to be done, to the surface of the land and shall include in such\nassessment the sum due for rental of any land occupied under such right of\npassageway.\n(4) A copy of such order shall be forwarded by the Clerk of the Court to the\nGovernor.\n\nMining Law\nSection 47\n\nc\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nPage 27\n\n47.\nDuration of right to passageways\n47. Any right of passageway acquired under section 46 shall expire when the licence,\nmining lease or water right is terminated or the permission to mine is determined, as\nthe case may be, and thereupon the holder shall comply with sections 29 and 43\ninsofar as they are applicable.\n48.\nUse of mining road\n48. The holder of a right of passageway who has constructed a road under such right shall\nnot hinder or prevent any person over whose land such right of passageway exists\nfrom having access to or using such road:\nProvided that \u2014\n(a)\nwhere any such person uses such road in such a manner as, in the opinion\nof the holder, to do appreciable damage thereto, or to enhance substantially\nthe cost of upkeep thereof, the holder may call upon such user to contribute\nto the cost of upkeep; and\n(b) where any such person uses such road in a manner as to interfere materially\nwith the free use and enjoyment of such road by the holder, such holder\nmay call upon such user to limit his use of the road so as to cease such\ninterference.\nPART V - Inspections and Accidents\n49.\nGeneral inspections\n49. (1) The Governor, a medical officer or any other person appointed by the Governor,\nat all reasonable times by day or night but so as not unreasonably to impede or\nobstruct the work in progress, may \u2014\n(a)\nenter, inspect and examine any land on which prospecting or mining\noperations are being conducted, or which is the subject of any prospecting\nor mining rights, water right or right of passageway;\n(b) examine into and make enquiry respecting the condition and ventilation of\nany mine and any building connected with prospecting or mining\noperations or any water right or passageway and all matters relating to the\nsafety, welfare and health of the persons employed therein;\n(c)\ninspect and examine the condition of the external parts of the machinery\nused upon or in any mine or for the purposes of any water right or\npassageway, and the condition of all plant and works;\n(d) inspect the storage of explosives on any mine and direct in what manner\nthey shall be stored; and\n(e)\nexercise all powers necessary for carrying this Law into effect.\n\nSection 50\nMining Law\n\nPage 28\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nc\n\n(2) The Governor, or a person appointed by him for the purpose, may call for,\nexamine and take extracts from all books, accounts, vouchers, documents and\nplans relating to prospecting or mining operations or to any minerals obtained\nby such operations and examine and take samples of any material being mined.\n50.\nPower to remedy dangerous practice, etc.\n50. (1) If any officer specified in section 49 finds in any respect any mine or any matter,\nthing or practice in or connected with prospecting or mining operations or any\nwater right or passageway to be dangerous or defective so as in his opinion to\nthreaten or tend to the bodily injury, or to be detrimental to the welfare or health,\nof any person, or to the injury of stock, he shall give notice in writing thereof to\nthe holder of the prospecting or mining right, water right or right of passageway,\nor his agent in charge of the operations or mine, and shall state in such notice\nthe particulars in which he considers such mine, matter, thing or practice to be\ndangerous or defective, and shall require it to be remedied, either forthwith or\nwithin such time as he may specify, and he may order work to be suspended\nuntil the danger is removed to his satisfaction.\n(2) On receipt of such notice the holder of the prospecting or mining right, water\nright or right of passageway, or his agent, shall comply therewith, or, if such\nnotice was given by any officer other than the Governor and he objects thereto,\nhe shall immediately state his objection in writing to the Governor.\n(3) Where the holder of the prospecting or mining right, water right or right of\npassageway, or his agent, states his objection to the Governor under\nsubsection (2) he shall cease to use the mine, or part thereof, machine, plant,\nmatter, thing or practice as to which such notice has been given, and shall\nwithdraw all men from the danger indicated by such officer until such time as\nthe matter is determined by the Governor:\nProvided that, if in the opinion of the officer giving such notice, there is no\nimmediate danger, such officer may allow work to proceed during the time the\nmatter is being determined, under such restrictions and upon such conditions to\nensure safety as he may consider necessary and may specify in writing.\n51.\nPenalty on failure to comply with notice\n51. If the holder of any prospecting or mining right, water right or right of passageway,\nor his agent, fails to comply with the requisition of any notice given under section 50,\nor with the decision of the Governor when an objection has been determined, he is\nguilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction before two Justices to a fine\nof two thousand dollars or to imprisonment with hard labour for one year.\n\nMining Law\nSection 52\n\nc\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nPage 29\n\n52.\nProceedings in case of accident\n52. (1) Whenever an accident occurs in connection with prospecting or mining\noperations causing or resulting in loss of life or serious injury to any person, the\nperson in charge of the operations shall report in writing with the least possible\ndelay the facts of the matters, so far as they are known to him, to the Governor.\n(2) In the event of such accident the Governor shall hold an enquiry into the cause\nthereof and shall record a finding.\n(3) The Governor shall, for the purpose of an enquiry under subsection (2), have the\npowers of two Justices of the Peace to summon witnesses, to call for the\nproduction of books and documents and to examine witnesses and parties\nconcerned on oath.\n(4) Any person summoned to attend or to produce books or documents under this\nsection, and refusing or neglecting to do so, or refusing to answer any question\nput to him by or with the concurrence of the Governor, is guilty of an offence\nand liable on summary conviction before two Justices of the Peace to a fine of\nforty dollars:\nProvided that no person shall be bound to incriminate himself, and every witness\nshall, in respect of any evidence given by him at such enquiry, be entitled to the\nsame privileges to which he would be entitled if giving evidence before a court\nof justice.\n(5) Any witness attending at the request of or upon summons by the Governor\nholding such enquiry shall, subject to any order made by such officer, be entitled\nto like expenses as if summoned to attend the Summary Jurisdiction Court.\nPART VI - Registration\n53.\nLicences, etc., to be registered\n53. All prospecting rights, licences, mining leases and water rights shall be registered in\nthe office of the Governor.\n54.\nTransfers of interests in licences, etc., to be registered\n54. (1) When any exclusive prospecting licence, mining lease or water right is\ntransferred to, vests in or devolves upon any person, such person shall, within\nthirty days thereafter, or of the date of approval where approval is required,\napply to register such transfer, vesting or devolution in the office of the\nGovernor.\n(2) Where any interest in an exclusive prospecting licence, mining lease or water\nright, with the written consent of the Governor, as the case may be, has been\ncreated, renewed or determined, the person in whose favour such interest has\nbeen created, renewed or determined, shall apply to register the instrument\n\nSection 55\nMining Law\n\nPage 30\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nc\n\ncreating, renewing or determining such interest within thirty days of the date of\nthe execution thereof in the office of the Governor.\n(3) The Governor, for good cause shown, may extend the period for the making of\nan application for registration under this section.\n55.\nRegistration not to cure defect\n55. Registration shall not cure any defect in any document registered or confer upon it\nany effect or validity which it would not otherwise have had.\n56.\nSearches of register\n56. The Governor shall, on payment of the prescribed fees, allow searches in a register at\nall reasonable times and shall give copies of or extracts from any entry in a register.\nPART VII-Possession and Purchase of Minerals\n57.\nDefinitions in this Part\n57. In this Part \u2014\n\u201cminerals\u201d means minerals to which the Governor may, by order, apply this\nPart; and any such order may specify the stage of processing at which such\nprovisions shall cease to apply; and\n\u201clicensed mineral dealer\u201d means a person licensed under this Part.\n58.\nPossession of minerals\n58. No persons shall possess any mineral unless, in respect of the minerals of which he is\nin possession, he is \u2014\n(a)\na licensed mineral dealer;\n(b) the holder of a prospecting right or an exclusive prospecting licence;\n(c)\nthe holder of a mining lease or a person to whom permission to mine has\nbeen granted under section 32;\n(d) a person to whom a permit to possess small quantities of a mineral has\nbeen granted by the Governor under section 62 and such possession is in\naccordance with the conditions of the permit; or\n(e)\nthe\nduly\nauthorised\nemployee\nof\nany\nperson\nspecified\nin\nparagraphs (a) to (d).\n59.\nSale and purchase of minerals\n59. (1) No person shall sell any minerals to any person in the Islands other than a\nlicensed mineral dealer or a person to whom a permit has been granted under\nsection 62.\n\nMining Law\nSection 60\n\nc\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nPage 31\n\n(2) No person shall buy any minerals unless he is a licensed mineral dealer or a\nperson to whom a permit has been granted under section 62.\n60.\nMineral dealer\u2019s licence\n60. (1) The Governor may grant to any person a mineral dealer\u2019s licence in the\nprescribed form, on payment of the prescribed fee and subject to such conditions\nas he may think fit.\n(2) Every mineral dealer\u2019s licence shall expire on the 31st December in the year in\nwhich the licence is granted, and shall not be transferred without the consent of\nthe Governor endorsed on such licence.\n61.\nObligations of licensed mineral dealer\n61. (1) Every licensed mineral dealer shall be liable for the due payment to the\nGovernor of all royalties due on any minerals bought, received or exported by\nhim, and if so required by the Governor shall give security for the due payment\nof all such royalties; and, subject to agreement to the contrary, the licensed\nmineral dealer who pays any royalty on minerals may recover or retain the\namount from the person on whose behalf he sold or from whom he received\nsuch mineral.\n(2) Every licensed mineral dealer shall \u2014\n(a)\nkeep a register showing all purchases and sales of minerals made by him,\nthe nature and weight of such minerals, the date of each transaction, the\nname and address of the vendor and his title to be in possession of such\nminerals, and the name and address of the purchaser or consignee to whom\nsuch minerals are sold or consigned;\n(b) cause every transaction to be entered in such register within twenty-four\nhours of being made;\n(c)\nproduce and exhibit such register to the Governor or to any constable\nwhenever so required; and\n(d) render to the Governor such returns as the Governor may require.\n(3) A licensed mineral dealer shall not deal in or be in possession of any minerals\nexcept in accordance with the conditions of his licence.\n62.\nPermit for small quantity of minerals\n62. The Governor may grant to any person a permit to possess or buy small quantities of\nminerals subject to such conditions as may be specified in the permit.\n63.\nThis Part not to apply to any Government department\n63. Nothing in this Part shall apply to or restrict the operations of any Government\ndepartment.\n\nSection 64\nMining Law\n\nPage 32\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nc\n\nPART VIII - Miscellaneous\n64.\nSurvey\n64. Before granting a mining lease or water right, the Governor may require the area of\nthe land to be included or occupied to be surveyed by a surveyor approved by the\nGovernor, and the cost of such survey shall be paid by the applicant for such lease or\nright.\n65.\nLateral limits\n65. The lateral limits of any exclusive prospecting licence or mining lease shall be vertical\nplanes passing through the sides by which the licence or lease is bounded:\nProvided that the Governor may grant a special lease under section 44 of a\nsubterranean area larger than the limits of the surface of land comprised in such lease;\nand in such case so much of the surface lying above the subterranean area of such\nlease as is not included in the lease shall be excluded from any prospecting or mining\noperations whatsoever, except insofar as the holder thereof may be permitted, in the\ncase of Crown land, by the Governor, and in the case of land other than Crown land\nby the owner thereof, to enter upon any part of the surface line above the area of his\nlease but not included in the surface limits of such lease for the purpose of\nconstructing thereon such works, plant and buildings, as may be necessary for the\nproper working of the lease and on payment of such rent and such compensation for\nthe use of such surface as the Governor or owner, as the case may be, may determine.\n66.\nOverlapping areas\n66. (1) Subject to subsection (2), in the event of any areas subject to licences or mining\nleases being found to overlap, the area overlapping shall be considered to be\nwithin the area of the licence or lease first granted and no compensation shall\nbe payable in respect thereof to the holder of the licence or lease subsequently\ngranted.\n(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply where the overlapping areas are subject to \u2014\n(a)\ntwo or more licences;\n(b) two or more mining leases; or\n(c)\none or more mining leases and one or more licences,\nif no two such licences or mining leases, or no such mining lease and licence\nare for the same mineral.\n67.\nPriority of application\n67. If application for a licence or mining lease is received for the same area or for\noverlapping areas from two or more persons, that application which is first received\nin order and in proper form shall have priority; and the decision of the Governor on\nany question of priority shall be final.\n\nMining Law\nSection 68\n\nc\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nPage 33\n\n68.\nRights subsequently granted\n68. The Governor may, without liability for payment of compensation to any person and,\nnotwithstanding the previous grant of any prospecting or mining rights, make any\ngrant of the land (not being a licence or mining lease) comprised in such rights which\nhe is empowered by law to make, and the person to whom any such grant is made\nshall be entitled to obtain compensation as provided in section 12 from the holder of\na prospecting right, licence or mining lease, by reason of the exercise by such holder\nof the rights conferred upon him by his right, licence or mining lease, but only in\nrespect of any disturbance or acts committed by such holder subsequent to the date of\nsuch grant to such person.\n69.\nPower to take clay, etc.\n69. The Director of Public Works may, at any time, take from any land comprised in any\nlicence or mining lease any clay, gravel, stone, brushwood, timber or other materials\nrequired for the construction of roads, buildings or other public works, but\ncompensation shall be payable to the holder of such licence, or mining lease, in\nrespect of any damage done to any passageways, works, buildings or plant belonging\nto the holder as may be agreed or determined in the manner provided in section 14(2).\n70.\nExport of radioactive mineral restricted\n70. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, no person shall export or attempt to export\nfrom the Islands any radioactive mineral except under and in accordance with a permit\ngranted by the Governor in that behalf.\n71.\nReport of discovery of radioactive mineral\n71. If any radioactive mineral is discovered on any land, the person by whom such\nmineral is discovered shall forthwith report such discovery to the Governor, and no\nsuch mineral shall be removed from such land without the consent of the Governor.\n72.\nRestrictions on export of minerals\n72. No person shall export any mineral from the Islands unless he holds a certificate\ngranted by the Governor that all prescribed royalties thereon have been paid for or\nsecured to the satisfaction of the Governor or that no royalties are payable; and there\nshall be charged for such certificate such fee as may be prescribed.\n73.\nNo action against officer for acts done in execution of duties\n73. No action or other legal proceedings, civil or criminal, shall be instituted in any Court\nagainst the Governor or other officer or any person acting under his authority for or\non account of or in respect of anything done or purported to be done in good faith in\nthe execution of his duty under this Law.\n\nSection 74\nMining Law\n\nPage 34\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nc\n\n74.\nCharges for enquiry by Government officers\n74. Where an enquiry or examination of any area is, by this Law, required to be made by\nany Government officer such reasonable charges as may be determined by the\nGovernor may be made.\n75.\nFraudulent representation\n75. Whoever represents that he holds an exclusive prospecting licence or mining lease\nand thereby induces or attempts to induce any person to buy any interest in such\nlicence or lease or to invest capital in any company or syndicate connected therewith,\nbefore he has obtained the grant of such licence or lease, or when such licence or\nlease has been forfeited, revoked or determined, as the case may be, is liable to forfeit\nany right to the grant of such licence or lease where such has been applied for and, if\nhe is already the holder of a prospecting right, licence, or mining lease, is liable to\nhave such right, licence, or lease revoked:\nProvided that nothing in this section shall relieve any person from liability to civil\naction or criminal prosecution in respect of such representation.\n76.\nFalse or misleading information\n76. Whoever, in connection with any return, statement or document in respect of which\ninformation is or may be required to be given under this Law, wilfully or recklessly\ngives false or misleading information or makes a false or misleading statement,\nwhether oral or in writing, is guilty of an offence.\n77.\nSalting\n77. Whoever places, deposits or is accessory to the placing or depositing of any minerals\nin any place with the intent to mislead any person as to the payable nature of the\nminerals naturally occurring in such place, or who mixes or causes to be mixed with\nany ore, any valuable mineral or substance whatsoever that will increase the value or\nin any way change the nature of such ore, with intent to deceive or defraud, is guilty\nof an offence.\n78.\nPlacing minerals on premises with intent\n78. Whoever places any mineral in the possession of or on the premises of any other\nperson, with intent that such other person premises be convicted of any offence\nagainst this Law is himself guilty of an offence.\n79.\nObstructing person in execution of duty\n79. Whoever wilfully obstructs, hinders, assaults or resists any other person in the\nexercise or execution of any right, power or duty under this Law, or wilfully disobeys\nan order of any such other person, other than an order for the payment of money, is\nguilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction before two Justices to a fine\nof two hundred dollars and to imprisonment with hard labour for six months.\n\nMining Law\nSection 80\n\nc\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nPage 35\n\n80.\nInterference with mining or boundary marks, etc.\n80. Whoever \u2014\n(a)\ninterferes with any prospecting or mining operations authorised by or\nunder this Law;\n(b) obstructs any person in the exercise of any right conferred by or under this\nLaw;\n(c)\ninterferes with any machinery, plant, works or property established on, in,\nunder or over any land in exercise of a right conferred by or under this\nLaw; or\n(d) without lawful authority, wilfully breaks, defaces, removes or in any other\nway interferes with any boundary mark, beacon or post erected for any of\nthe purposes of this Law,\nis guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction before two Justices to\na fine of two hundred dollars and to imprisonment with hard labour for six\nmonths.\n81.\nSearch warrants\n81. (1) Any Justice who has reason to suspect that any mineral with respect to which\nan offence against this Law has been committed is concealed in any place may\nissue a warrant authorising any constable with his assistants at any time within\none month from the date of the warrant to enter and search that place and all\nbuildings and things therein using such force as may be necessary and to seize\nany minerals and arrest any person found therein.\n(2) Any person arrested and mineral seized under such a warrant shall, as soon as\npossible, be brought before a Justice to be dealt with according to law.\n82.\nPower of arrest\n82. Any constable may, without warrant, arrest any person whom he finds committing,\nor whom he reasonably suspects of having committed, an offence, and such person\narrested shall be taken, with as little delay as possible, before a Justice to be searched\nand dealt with according to law.\n83.\nGeneral penalty\n83. Whoever contravenes or commits any offence for which a penalty is not expressly\nprovided, is liable on summary conviction before two Justices to a fine of one\nthousand dollars and to imprisonment with hard labour for one year.\n84.\nRegulations\n84. (1) The Governor may make regulations generally for giving effect to this Law.\n(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the power conferred by subsection (1),\nregulations made may provide for \u2014\n\nSection 85\nMining Law\n\nPage 36\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nc\n\n(a)\nthe manner of application for, and the form and conditions of, and the\nrenewal, transfer, surrender, revocation or registration of rights under any\nlicence, mining lease or water right;\n(b) the fees, rents and payments to be paid and deposits to be made in respect\nof any prospecting right, licence, mining lease or water right, or any\nrenewal, transfer, surrender, or revocation thereof, or any creation of an\ninterest therein;\n(c)\nthe manner in which areas and boundaries shall be marked, beaconed and\nsurveyed, and the removal of obsolete beacons;\n(d) the construction and use of passageways;\n(e)\nthe cutting down and use of timber for the purposes of carrying on\nprospecting and mining operations;\n(f)\nthe safety, welfare, health and housing conditions of persons employed in\nmines, and the carrying on of prospecting or mining operations in a safe,\nsanitary, proper and effectual manner;\n(g) the restriction or prohibition of the employment of children in mining\noperations;\n(h) the possession, disposal of and dealing in the products of mining;\n(i)\nthe registration of prospecting rights, licences, mining leases and the\nregistration of instruments under which any right or interest in licences,\nmining leases or water rights is transferred, surrendered or otherwise dealt\nin and the fees payable on such registration;\n(j)\nthe agents and the representatives to be appointed, the returns to be\nrendered and the nature of the records, accounts, books and plans to be\nkept by the holders of prospecting or mining rights, and the furnishing by\nsuch holders of any information required by the Governor;\n(k) the rates of royalties to be paid to Government, the method of calculation\nof the amount of such royalties and the manner and time of payment\nthereof;\n(l)\nthe disposal of any poisonous or noxious products the result of mining\noperations; and\n(m) the working obligations under a licence or mining lease and the\namalgamation of working obligations under two or more licences or\nmining leases held by the same holder.\n85.\nProvisions applicable to gypsum and phosphates\n85. (1) It is not lawful for any person to prospect or mine for gypsum or phosphates\nexcept in accordance with this section.\n(2) Subject to this section, the owner of any land may grant to any person the right\nto prospect or mine gypsum or phosphates on such land.\n\nMining Law\nSection 86\n\nc\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nPage 37\n\n(3) Sections 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 24, 25, 37, 38, 73, 74, 76, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83 and 84\nand Parts IV, V and VI shall, so far as they are applicable, apply to prospecting\nor mining for gypsum or phosphates as if gypsum and phosphates were included\nin the definition of minerals and as if the person having the right under\nsubsection (2) to prospect or mine therefor were the holder of prospecting or\nmining rights.\n(4) The Governor may require the person having the right under subsection (2) to\nprospect or mine gypsum or phosphates to comply with such regulations made\nunder section 84 as he may specify by notice in writing.\n86.\nPower of Governor to amend Schedule\n86. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, by order, amend the Schedule.\n\nMining Law\nSCHEDULE\n\nc\nRevised as at 9th day of September, 1997\nPage 39\n\n SCHEDULE\n (Sections 2 and 86)\nRadioactive Minerals\n1.\nAny mineral containing uranium or thorium and, in particular and without prejudice\nto the generality of this paragraph, the substances hereinafter set out in this Schedule.\n2.\nMinerals of the pitchblende group, including pitchblende, uraninite, ulrichite,\nbroeggerite, cleveite and related mineral species.\n3.\nSecondary uranium minerals including torbernite, autunite, uranite, rutherfordine,\nuranophane, gummite, thorogummite, uranocircite, kasolite, becquerelite and other\nsilicates, hydrates, carbonates, phosphates or arsenates of uranium.\n4.\nCarnotite, tyuyamunite and related uranium-bearing vanadate ores.\n5.\nUranium-bearing niobate-titanate-tantalate ores, including euxenite, polycrase,\nblomstrandine, priorite, samarskite, fergusonite, betafite and related minerals.\n6.\nMonazite, thorite and thorianite.\nPublication in revised form authorised by the Governor in Council this 9th day of\nSeptember, 1997.\nCarmena H. 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