Mineral Development Licensing Act (Cap. 46.15). Country/Territory Tuvalu Document type Legislation Date 1977 (2008) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to make provision for the grant of licences to search for and to win minerals, and for purposes incidental thereto and connected therewith. Subject Land & soil, Mineral resources Keyword Land tenure Expropriation Mining Exploration Minerals Offences/penalties Authorization/permit Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Least Developed Countries, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract This Act consists of 63 sections divided into 11 Parts: Preliminary (I); Acquisition of mineral rights (II); Administration (III); Reconnaissance licences (IV); Prospecting licences (V); Mining licences (VI); Mineral rights and surface rights (VII); Financial (VIII); Withdrawal of applications (IX), Surrender and termination of mineral rights (X); Regulations (XI); Penalties and offences (XII); Records, information and arbitration (XIII). Full text English Website tuvalu-legislation.tv