Mineral Development Licensing Ordinance [Cap 58]. Country/Territory Kiribati Document type Legislation Date 1973 (1978) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Ordinance 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, Micronesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract The Ordinance 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 www.paclii.org