1964 Ed.]
Mining.
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not to be minerals for the purpose of this Ordinance; (Replaced, 33 of 1960, s. 2)
"mineral oil" includes pitch, asphalt and natural gas;
"owner", in its application to land, means the person entitled to the land under Crown Lease or agreement for lease or other form of valid title from the Crown;
"pollute" includes any contamination with any chemical or any other substance in such a quantity as to be injurious to human, animal or vegetable life;
"private land" means land held under lease, agreement for lease, tenancy agreement, licence, permit, deed of appropriation, or other valid title from the Crown, and also land occupied by Her Majesty's forces under lease, licence, permit, requisition or other permanent or temporary title;
"prospect" and "prospecting" mean to search for minerals and also such working as is reasonably necessary to enable the prospector to test the mineral-bearing qualities of the land; (Amended, 33 of 1960, s. 2)
"regulations" means any regulations for the time being in force, made under the provisions of this Ordinance;
"Superintendent" means the Superintendent of Mines appointed under the provisions of section 42;
"tailings" means all gravel, sand, slime or other substance which is the residue of mining operations.
PART II.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
3. It is hereby declared that the entire property in and control of all minerals and mineral oils in, under or upon any lands or under any waters within the Colony is vested in the Crown, save in so far as such property and control may be limited by any express grant by the Crown.
4. Save as provided in this Ordinance, no person shall prospect or mine in, under or upon any lands or under any waters within the Colony.
5. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed so as to confer any right to prospect for or to win any mineral oil.
6. (1) Nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed so as to sanction prospecting or mining in, under or upon any area held to be sacred or to sanction the injury or destruction of any tree or other thing which is the object of veneration.
(2) If any question arises under this section as to whether any area is held to be sacred or whether any tree or other thing is the object of veneration...
Property in and control of minerals declared to be vested in the Crown.
Prospecting and mining restricted.
Ordinance not to apply to mineral oils.
Saving of sacred areas, trees and other objects of veneration.