Mines and Minerals Act, 1931
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Protection of State Lands. |
15.—(1) The Minister shall not do any of the following things except after consultation with the Minister for Finance, that is to say:— | |
(a) make a lease under this Part of this Act of any State mines and minerals in or under land to which the State Lands Act, 1924 (No. 45 of 1924), applies or of any exclusive State mining right exercisable in respect of such land; | ||
(b) exercise or authorise any person to exercise the right of entry and experimenting in respect of such land. | ||
(2) The Minister shall not do any of the following things except after consultation with the Minister for Local Government and Public Health, that is to say:— | ||
(a) make a lease under this Part of this Act of any State mines and minerals in or under land to which the State Lands (Workhouses) Act, 1930 (No. 9 of 1930), applies, or of any exclusive State mining right exercisable in respect of such land; | ||
(b) exercise or authorise any person to exercise the right of entry and experimenting in respect of such land. | ||
(3) The Minister shall not do any of the following things, that is to say:— | ||
(a) make a lease under this Part of this Act of any State mines and minerals in or under land vested in or in the occupation of a Minister head of a Department of State or of any exclusive State mining right exercisable in respect of such land; | ||
(b) exercise or authorise any person to exercise the right of entry and experimenting in respect of such land, | ||
except after consultation with such Minister. |