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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 title
An 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