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Minerals (Vesting) Act (Cap. 8.12).

Pays/Territoire
Montserrat (RU)
Type du document
Législation
Date
1965 (2002)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Ressources minérales
Mot clé
Minéraux Exploration Responsabilité/indemnisation Autorisation/permis Exploitation minière
Aire géographique
Amériques, Caraïbes, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Petits états insulaires en développement
Résumé

This Act vests the property of all minerals, including mineral oil and radioactive minerals in Crown and stipulates that no person shall prospect for or mine any minerals except by authority of a licence granted by the Governor and in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in such licence. The Act also prohibits prospecting or mining within close range of a building and requires the holder of any licence granted under this Act intending to prospect or mine on any lands to notify the owner and occupier of such land before commencing operations thereon. The Act also concerns compensation for any disturbance of surface rights and for any damage done to the surface of the land or to any live or dead stock, crops, trees, buildings or works by mining operations.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
agc.gov.ms