Oil Fields (Regulation and Development) Act,1948

Act No : 53

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Section : Power to make rules as respects mining leases.

5. Power to make rules as respects mining leases. (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules2 for regulating the grant of mining leases or for prohibiting the grant of such leases in respect of any 3[mineral oil] or in any area. (2)In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:- (a) the manner in which, the 1[mineral oils] or areas in respect of which and the persons by whom, applications for mining leases may be made and the fees to be paid on any such applications ; (b) the authority by which, the terms on which, and the conditions subject to which, mining leases may be granted; (c) the maximum or minimum area and the period for which any mining lease may be granted, and the terms on which leases in respect of contiguous areas may be amalgamated; (d) the fixing of the maximum and minimum rent payable by lessee, whether the mine is worked or not.

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