Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2011
In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 15 of the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957 (Central Act 67 of 1957), the Government of Kamataka hereby makes the following rules, further to amend the Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1994, namely.-
1. Title and commencement.-
(1) These rules may be called the Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2011.
(2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Amendment of Rule 21.-
In the Kamataka Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1994 (hereinafter referred to as the 'said rules'), in Rule 21.-
(a) for sub-rule (2-B), the following shall be substituted, namely.-
"(2-B) The grant of quarrying lease to quarry ordinary sand shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Chapter IV-B of the rules".
3. Omission of Rule 21-A.-
Rule 21-A of the said rules shall be omitted.
4. Amendment of Rule 23.-In Rule 23 of the said rules, for sub-rule (2), the following shall be substituted, namely.-
'"(2) If more than one application for quarrying, over the same area is received under Rule 21 on the same day, preference shall be given to the applicants in the following order.-
(i) person/company who has already established the manufacturing units for crushed sand using building stone in the State;
(ii) persons/ company who holds a valid licence for manufacture of crushed sand using Building stone in the State;
(iii) person belonging to economically weaker section of society who is a quarry operator by tradition and whose livelihood depended entirely on quarrying of ordinary minor minerals;
(iv) Co-operative Society registered under the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959 all the members of which are bonded labourers, freed and discharged in accordance with Section 4 of the '"Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 (Central Act 19 of 1976)";
(v) Co-operative Society registered under the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959 all the members of which belong to Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes;
(vi) sculptors;
(vii) all other applications in the order of receipt and date of application, on first-come-first basis".
5. Insertion of New Chapter IV-B.-After Rule 31-Q of said rules, the following shall be inserted, namely.-
Chapter IV-B
Permission for Quarrying and Transportation of Ordinarys And
31-R. Permission for quanying and transportation of ordinary sand.-(l) There shall be constituted for each...
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