Section 23

RULES

ActIn forceProvision 21 of 22

(1)

His Majesty in Council may, from time to time make and, when made, vary, alter, amend, revoke or cancel rules not inconsistent with the general purposes of this Act issue licences to prospect for minerals.

for

(2)

Such rules may, among other things, provide

(i)

the appointment, duties, privileges and pow-ers of officers to enforce the provisions of this

Act;

(ii)

the prescribing of fees to be paid in respect of anything done in accordance with the provi-sions of this. Act;

(iii)

the manner in which applications for prospect-ing licences or mining leases shall be made and dealt with;

(iv)

the form of licence or lease to be issued in respect of any mineral for which a form is not provided by this Act;

( v) the due control of watercourses and the pre-vention of damage or pollution thereto;

Mining

(vi)

the precautions to be observed for the health, safety or convenience of the public and for the protection of workmen employed in prospect-ing or mining operations;

(vii)

the demarcation or survey of lands occupied under the provisions of this Act, and the re-covery of the costs of the same;

(viii)

the manner in which licences or leases under this Act shall be registered and the procedure in respect of transfers or assignments of the same~

(ix)

the manner in which the amount of minerals won or royalty payable thereon shall be ascer-tainable;

(x)

the alienation by auction or otherwise of blocks of land to be held under mining leases;

(xi)

the preservation of timber or tracts of forest where necessary in the general interests of

Brunei;

(xii)

the furnishing of returns by owners or mana-gers of mines and the keeping and production by them of books and plans;

(xiii)

fixing-

(a)

the maximum period for leases to mine any mineral;

(b)

the maximum area for mining leases;

(c)

the maximum quit-rent payable in re-spect of a mining lease;

(xiv)

the issue and control of individual mining rights;

(xv)

prescribing the fine with which the contraven-tion of any rule made under this Act shall be punishable, but so that such fine shall not ex-ceed $2,000;

Trial of offences

Mining

(xvi)

any other matters whether similar or not to the above as to which rules may be necessary or desirable for enforcing the provisions or purposes of this Act.

(3)

Any such rules, when published, shall have the same force and effects as if they were a part of this Act.

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Section 23

RULES

of Mining Act

ActIn forceProvision 21 of 22

(1)

for

(2)

Such rules may, among other things, provide

(i)

the appointment, duties, privileges and pow-ers of officers to enforce the provisions of this

Act;

(ii)

the prescribing of fees to be paid in respect of anything done in accordance with the provi-sions of this. Act;

(iii)

the manner in which applications for prospect-ing licences or mining leases shall be made and dealt with;

(iv)

the form of licence or lease to be issued in respect of any mineral for which a form is not provided by this Act;

( v) the due control of watercourses and the pre-vention of damage or pollution thereto;

Mining

(vi)

the precautions to be observed for the health, safety or convenience of the public and for the protection of workmen employed in prospect-ing or mining operations;

(vii)

the demarcation or survey of lands occupied under the provisions of this Act, and the re-covery of the costs of the same;

(viii)

the manner in which licences or leases under this Act shall be registered and the procedure in respect of transfers or assignments of the same~

(ix)

the manner in which the amount of minerals won or royalty payable thereon shall be ascer-tainable;

(x)

the alienation by auction or otherwise of blocks of land to be held under mining leases;

(xi)

the preservation of timber or tracts of forest where necessary in the general interests of

Brunei;

(xii)

the furnishing of returns by owners or mana-gers of mines and the keeping and production by them of books and plans;

(xiii)

fixing-

(a)

the maximum period for leases to mine any mineral;

(b)

the maximum area for mining leases;

(c)

the maximum quit-rent payable in re-spect of a mining lease;

(xiv)

the issue and control of individual mining rights;

(xv)

prescribing the fine with which the contraven-tion of any rule made under this Act shall be punishable, but so that such fine shall not ex-ceed $2,000;

Trial of offences

Mining

(xvi)

any other matters whether similar or not to the above as to which rules may be necessary or desirable for enforcing the provisions or purposes of this Act.

(3)

Any such rules, when published, shall have the same force and effects as if they were a part of this Act.

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