PROSPECTING AND MINING ORDINANCE, 1906

PROSPECTING AND MINING ORDINANCE, 1906

No. 7 of 1906.

To empower the Goxernor to grant lice?iceg to search for and-
* prove Minerals, and to grant licences and leases of land
for the pwrpose of working Mines and Minerals.
[29th June, 1906.]
1. The Prospecting and Mining Ordinance, 1906.

2. The Governor-in-Council may, at his absolute discretion, and
upon such terms and conditions as he thinks fit, grant licence and
authority to any person to search for and procure in and from any
Grown land specimens of such metals or minerals as may be
specified. in such licence, whether such land be tben held under
lease from the Crown or otherwise, provided that no such licence
.shall be granted for a period longer than 6 nionths, renewable or
not as to the Governor-in-Council may seem fit.

3. The Governor-in-Council may, at his absolute discretion, and
upon such terms and conditions as he thinks fit, grant licence and
authority to any person to get and carry away in and from any
Grown land such metals or minerals as may be specified in -such

As amended by No. 21 of 1912.
As arne`nded by No. 50 of 1011.

licence, whether such land be then ' held under lease from the Crown
or otherwise, provided that no such licence shall be granted for a
period longer than one year, renewable or not as to the Governor-
in-Council may seem fit.

4. It shall be lawful for the Governor to grant and agree to grant,
for any terni not exceeding 7.5 years (or for such longer term as a
Secretary of State may authorise), in the name and on behalf of
the King, such leases as may be declared by the (Governor-in-
Council to be expedient to be granted for the purpose of working
such mines, metals or minerals as may be specified in such leases,
upon such terms and subject to such conditions as the Governor-in-
Council may in each case determine.

5.-(1) It shall be lawful for the Governor-in-Council, to make
regulations for the purposes of this Ordinance. Such regulations
may fix the fees and rents and royalties to be paid in respect of
such licences or leases, and may provide for the recovery of such
fees, rents and royalties.

(2) Such regulations may impose for any breach thereof such
fine not exceeding 200 dollars as the. Governor-in-Council may think
fit, and any such fine may be recovered summarily.
Short title. Power to grant prospecting licenses. Power to grant mining licenses. Power to grant mining leases. Regulations.

Short title. Power to grant prospecting licenses. Power to grant mining licenses. Power to grant mining leases. Regulations.

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