Section 16
Section 16 of Mines & Minerals Development Act, 1957. (a) All mining leases granted before the commencement of the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Amendment Act, 1972 if in force at the date of commencement of the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Amendment Act, 1994 shall be brought in conformity with the provisions of th
(1) (a) All mining leases granted before the commencement of the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Amendment Act, 1972 if in force at the date of commencement of the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Amendment Act, 1994 shall be brought in conformity with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder within two years from the date of commencement of the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Amendment Act, 1994, or such further time as the Central Government may, by general or special order, specify in this behalf.
(b) Where the rights under any mining lease, granted by the proprietor of an estate or tenure before the commencement of the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Amendment Act, 1972, have vested, on or after the 25th day of October, 1949, in the State Government in pursuance of the provisions of any Act of any Provincial or State Legislature which provides for the acquisition of estates or tenures or provides for agrarian reform, such mining lease shall be brought into conformity with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder within two years from the commencement of the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Amendment Act, 1994 , or within such further time as the Central Government may, by general or special order, specify in this behalf. (1A) Where any action is taken under clause (a) or clause (b) of sub-section (1) to bring the period of any lease in conformity with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, then notwithstanding anything contained in section 8, the period of such lease shall continue to operate for a period of two years from the date of bringing such lease in conformity with the provisions of this Act.
(2) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of sub-section (1) and in particular such rules shall provide- (a) for giving previous notice of the modification or alteration proposed to be made in any existing mining lease to the lessee and where the lessor is not the Central Government, also to the lessor and for affording him an opportunity of showing cause against the proposal;
(b) for the payment of compensation to the lessee in respect of the reduction of any area covered by the existing mining lease; and (c) for the principles on which, the manner in which, and the authority by which, the said compensation shall be determined. SPECIAL POWERS OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO UNDERTAKE PROSPECTING OR MINING OPERATIONS IN CERTAIN CASES Special powers of Central Government to undertake prospecting or mining operations in certain lands.
Section 16, Mines & Minerals Development Act, 1957 (Act 67 of 1957).
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Questions about Section 16
How do I find court cases under Section 16 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 16, section 16 Mines & Minerals Development Act, section 16 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 16 of the Mines & Minerals Development Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 8, so none of them can safely be read on its own. 2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.
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.
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