Quarry Act 2013 (No. 9 of 2013). Country/Territory Vanuatu Document type Legislation Date 2013 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Laws of the Republic of Vanuatu, 2013. Long titleAn Act to provide for the regulation of quarry and for related purposes. Subject Mineral resources Keyword Mining Exploration Institution EIA Authorization/permit Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Least Developed Countries, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract This Act makes provision for the control of extraction of building minerals and related operations in Vanuatu. A custom owner may in principle apply to the Commissioner for an aggregate prospecting permit to prospect building minerals in a rural area, whereas a quarry company may apply to the Commissioner for an aggregate prospecting permit to prospect building minerals in an urban area. However, the Commissioner may, on the payment of the prescribed fee, issue to a custom owner or a quarry company an aggregate prospecting permit to prospect building minerals. Terms and conditions of an aggregate prospecting permit are specified. The holder of an aggregate prospecting permit may apply to the Commissioner for a quarry permit to extract building minerals. A person who is not a holder of an aggregate prospecting permit may apply to the Commissioner for an occasional permit to extract building minerals. An application shall, among other things, include an environment management plan and a rehabilitation plan. The Act establishes a Quarry Advisory Board. Full text English Website www.paclii.org References - Legislation Amended by Quarry (Amendment) Act 2016 (No. 17 of 2016). Legislation | Vanuatu | 2016 Keyword: Traditional rights/customary rights, Dispute settlement, Mining, Exploration, EIA, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX