1971 Ed.]
Mining (General) Regulations.
[CAP. 285
PART III.
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[Subsidiary]
PROSPECTING LICENCES.
10. A prospecting licence shall be in the form prescribed in the First Schedule.
11. (1) Every holder of a prospecting licence who desires to dispose of or retain any minerals obtained in the course of prospecting shall apply in writing to the Commissioner, and shall-
(a) state the kind and quantity of minerals in respect of which the application is made; and
(b) state the location from which each mineral was obtained; and
(c) furnish such other information as the Commissioner may require; and
(d) pay the prescribed fee.
(2) The consent of the Commissioner to the disposal of or retention of any mineral by the holder of a prospecting licence shall be in writing and shall specify the kind and quantity of the minerals which may be disposed of or retained.
12. The holder of a prospecting licence shall fill in or otherwise render secure, to the satisfaction of the Superintendent of Mines, all unproductive shafts, excavations or trenches made by him in the course of prospecting.
Prospecting licence. First Schedule, Form IV.
Application to dispose of or retain minerals. L.N. 155/63.
Duty to fill in excavations.
13. In the case of a prospecting licence, the Superintendent of Mines or a mines officer authorized by him shall make a survey in respect of the whole or part of the boundaries or may postpone such survey for such time as he may think fit.
14. The expenditure by the holder of a prospecting licence for prospecting alone shall be at the average rate of not less than Ten dollars per acre per month over each period of six months during which the licence is in force, the first such period commencing on the date of the licence and, where the licence is renewed, the second and any subsequent period as aforesaid commencing forthwith upon the expiration of the period immediately preceding it.
15. On the application of the holder of a prospecting licence and on payment of the appropriate prescribed fee, the Commissioner, for good cause shown, may by writing under his hand either suspend the obligation imposed on the holder of the licence by regulation 14, or reduce the average minimum rate of expenditure imposed upon the holder of the licence by the said regulation to such rate, in either case for a period of six months at any
Minimum expenditure on prospecting. L.N. 155/63.
Suspension or reduction of minimum expenditure. L.N. 155/63.
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1971 Ed.]
Mining (General) Regulations.
[CAP. 285
PART III.
A 5
[Subsidiary]
PROSPECTING LICENCES.
10. A prospecting licence shall be in the form prescribed in the First Schedule.
11. (1) Every holder of a prospecting licence who desires to dispose of or retain any minerals obtained in the course of pro- specting shall apply in writing to the Commissioner, and shall-
(a) state the kind and quantity of minerals in respect of
which the application is made; and
(b) state the location from which each mineral was obtain-
ed; and
(c) furnish such other information as the Commissioner may
require; and
(d) pay the prescribed fee.
(2) The consent of the Commissioner to the disposal of or retention of any mineral by the holder of a prospecting licence shall be in writing and shall specify the kind and quantity of the minerals which may be disposed of or retained.
12. The holder of a prospecting licence shall fill in or other- wise render secure, to the satisfaction of the Superintendent of Mines, all unproductive shafts, excavations or trenches made by him in the course of prospecting.
Prospecting licence. First Schedule, Form IV.
Application to dispose of or retain minerals. L.N. 155/63.
Duty to fill in excavations.
13. In the case of a prospecting licence, the Superintendent Survey. of Mines or a mines officer authorized by him shall make a survey in respect of the whole or part of the boundaries or may postpone such survey for such time as he may think fit.
14. The expenditure by the holder of a prospecting licence for prospecting alone shall be at the average rate of not less than Ten dollars per aere per month over each period of six months during which the licence is in force, the first such period com- mencing on the date of the licence and, where the licence is renewed, the second and any subsequent period as aforesaid com- mencing forthwith upon the expiration of the period immediately preceding it.
15. On the application of the holder of a prospecting licence and on payment of the appropriate prescribed fee, the Commis- sioner, for good cause shown, may by writing under his hand either suspend the obligation imposed on the holder of the licence by regulation 14, or reduce the average minimum rate of expendi- ture imposed upon the holder of the licence by the said regula- tion to such rate, in either case for a period of six months at any
Minimum
expenditure on prospecting. L.N. 155/63.
Suspension or reduction of minimum expenditure. L.N. 155/63.
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