Quarry Materials Act, 1998 (S.N.L. 1998, c. Q-1.1). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision Newfoundland Document type Legislation Date 1998 (2004) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to revise the law with respect to quarry materials. Subject Mineral resources Keyword Minerals Mining Inspection Royalties/fees Offences/penalties Authorization/permit Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The present Act lays down provisions relating to quarry materials. The Act contains at the outset a definition clause relating to various terms employed therein, such as “beach”, “beach permit”, “inspector”, “lease”, “Minister”, “permit”, “quarry material”, “subordinate permit”. Section 5 establishes that a person may apply to the minister for a quarry permit to dig for, excavate, remove and dispose of quarry materials. The text consists of 31 sections, of which the most important ones are: Crown bound (3); Exploration licence (4); Quarry permit (5); Beach (7); Quarry leases (8); Right not conferred (9); Royalties (11); Inspectors (14); Powers of inspectors (15); Search and seizure (16); Disposal (17); Appeal (20); Offence (21). Full text English Website www.gov.nf.ca