Radio-Active Minerals.
(2) If any such mineral is discovered in the course of prospecting under a licence granted in accordance with section 2 of the Prospecting and Mining Ordinance, 1906, the holder of such licence shall immediately notify the Colonial Secretary of such discovery.
(3) If any such mineral is discovered in the course of mining under a licence granted in accordance with section 3 of the Prospecting and Mining Ordinance, 1906, no such mineral shall be removed without the consent of the Governor.
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licence to operations.
4. Every holder of a licence shall within the first week of every month furnish the Colonial Secretary with a true report in writing of the prospecting and mining operations conducted by him in the immediately preceding month with respect to radio-active minerals.
restricted.
5. No person shall export, or attempt to export, from the Colony any radio-active mineral except under and in accordance with a permit granted by the Director of Commerce and Industry in that behalf.
6. The grant of a licence or a permit shall be in the absolute discretion of the person authorized to issue such a licence or permit who shall be under no obligation to assign any reason for refusing the grant thereof.
licence or permit discretionary.
licence.
7. Every licence shall be subject to the payment of such fee as the Governor may determine and shall be in such form and for such period and shall contain such terms and conditions as the issuing authority may think fit to impose.
8. (1) Any person who-
(a) prospects for or mines, or attempts to prospect for or mine, any radio-active mineral within the Colony without a licence; or
(b) being the holder of a licence, prospects for or mines, or attempts to prospect for or mine, any radio-active mineral within the Colony otherwise than in accordance with any term or condition of his licence; or
Offences.
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