Goa, Daman and Diu Mining Concessions (Abolition and Declaration as Mining Leases) Act : ABOLITION ETC., OF

Goa, Daman and Diu Mining Concessions (Abolition and Declaration as Mining Leases) Act,1987

Act No : 16

Section : ABOLITION ETC., OF MINING CONCESSIONS

SECTION 04: ABOLITION ETC., OF MINING CONCESSIONS

(1) Every mining concession specified in the First Schedule shall, on and from the appointed day, be deemed to have been abolished, and shall, with effect from that day, be deemed to be a mining lease granted underthe Mines and Minerals Act-, and the provisions of that Act shall, save as otherwise provided in this Act, apply to such mining lease.

(2) Every mining concession specified in the Second Schedule shall, on and from the day next after the date of grant of the said concession and specified in the corresponding entry in the eighth column of the said Schedule, be deemed to have been abolished and shall, with effect from that day, be deemed to be a mining lease granted underthe Mines and Minerals Act-, and the provisions of that Act shall, save as otherwise provided in this Act, apply to such mining lease.

(3) If, after the date of assent, the Central Government is satisfied, whether from any information received by it or otherwise, that there has been, any error, omission or misdescription in relation to the particulars of any mining concession or the name and residence of any concession holder specified in the First or the Second Schedule, it may, by notification, correct such error, omission or misdescription, and on the issue of such notification, the First or the Second Schedule, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have been amended accordingly.