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11.-(1) Breach of or default in observance of any of the covenants or condi- Liability to tions specified in:
Regulation 10
Regulation 10
subsection (i)
subsection (ii)
shall if not repaired or made good within such time as the Governor may in each case direct render the mining lease liable to forfeiture.
(ii) If the lessee shall fail to satisfy the Governor that the lease ought not to be forfeited the Governor may by writing under his hand declare the lease to be forfeited and such declaration after notification in the gazette or service upon the lessee, shall be final and conclusive between all parties and shall not be called in question in any court of law.
(iii) The acceptance of any rent in respect of any mining land shall not be held to operate as a waiver against forfeiture.
forfeiture.
12. Any lessee desirous of obtaining a renewal of his mining lease shall make a Renewal of written application therefor to the Land Officer of the district not less than twelve mining lease. months before the expiration of the current term of his mining lease,
13. (i) If any lessee wishes to sub-lease his land such lessee and the intended Sub lease. sub-lessee shall execute and present together with the mining lease a memorandum of sub-lease in duplicate at the land office of the district, and the Land Officer shall duly endorse such sub-lease and date on the lease and land office duplicate and register and file the duplicate copy together with the duplicate of the head lease.
(ii) The Land Officer shall not register any sub-lease of charged land unless the chargee shall have consented in writing to such sub-lease. Such written consent shall be attached to the original and duplicate memorandum of sub-lease and filed there- with.
(ii) The implied covenants and conditions specified in regulation 10 shall con- tinue binding on the lessee notwithstanding that he may have sub-leased the land or any part thereof, and shall also be binding on the sub-lessee of the land.
14.-(i) If any lessee wishes to transfer his lease such lessee and the intended Transfer of transferee shall execute and present together with the mining lease a memorandum mining lease. of transfer at the land office of the district.
(ii) Whenever such transfer has been approved by Government the Land Officer shall duly endorse such transfer and date on the lease and land office duplicate and issue the lease to the transferee on payment of any fee due.
15. Any person holding a lease other than a mining lease may apply for con- Conversion version of such lease to a mining lease in the manner provided under regulation 5.
of other
leases to mining lease.
Part III.
PROSPECTING LICENCES.
prospecting.
16. No person shall prospect any land, whether leased or otherwise, except in Unlawful accordance with the provisions of this part of the regulations or otherwise where ap- plicable.
17. Licences may be granted to prospect
Licences to prospect.
(i) Portions of Crown land which have not been leased.
(ii) Portions of Crown land leased other than for mining-
(a) To the lessee.
(b) To any person holding the consent in writing of the lessee.
(iii) When a licensee duly empowered in that behalf prospects any land held under lease he shall be liable to make compensation to the lessee for any disturbance or damage caused by such prospecting operations; and such compensation may in de- fault of agreement be claimed and determined by suit in court.
(iv) No licensee shall transfer or attempt to transfer his licence.