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Mines & Minerals Development Act, 1957

Section 14

In force Act 67 of 1957 As on 17 Oct 2026

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Act 67 of 1957

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Read from the scanned gazette. India Code publishes no text for this Act, so this text was read from the Government's own scan by machine and split into sections by its numbering. It has not been checked against the page word by word. Where it matters, read the scan. Read the scan.

Section 14 of Mines & Minerals Development Act, 1957. The provisions of sections 5 to 13 (inclusive) shall not apply to quarry leases, mining leases or other mineral concessions in respect of minor minerals.

The provisions of sections 5 to 13 (inclusive) shall not apply to quarry leases, mining leases or other mineral concessions in respect of minor minerals. Power of State Governments to make rules in respect of minor minerals

Section 14, Mines & Minerals Development Act, 1957 (Act 67 of 1957).

Cross-references

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This section refers to

  1. s. 5
  2. s. 13

Questions about Section 14

How do I find court cases under Section 14 of the Mines & Minerals Development Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Mines & Minerals Development Act 14, section 14 Mines & Minerals Development Act, section 14 of the Mines & Minerals Development Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 14 of the Mines & Minerals Development Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 5, section 13, so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When was the Mines & Minerals Development Act enacted?

Mines & Minerals Development Act was enacted in 1957 as Act 67 of 1957. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

Other sections of this Act

Source and method. Compiled from the enactments of Parliament and of the State legislatures as published on India Code, and republished together with commentary and other original matter under section 52(1)(q)(ii) of the Copyright Act, 1957. Structured, cross-referenced and maintained by eCourtsIndia. Read from the Government's own scanned gazette with Azure Document Intelligence, then split into sections by their numbering. India Code publishes no text for this Act. The scan itself is mirrored into our own storage and served at /scan/6fc77600-dae4-499b-9f73-0c0e4dc1074c.pdf, so the reading here can be checked against the page it came from without depending on India Code's own copy staying where it is (it was at https://indiacode.gov.in/server/api/core/bitstreams/402780ea-c943-4b9c-9221-9d090538a0ab/content). This page is not a substitute for legal advice.