s.21Grant of exclusive prospecting licence
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Section 21Part 2 — Prospecting

Grant of exclusive prospecting licence

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The Governor may, on application in the prescribed form and on payment of the prescribed fee, grant an exclusive prospecting licence in the prescribed form to any person who himself holds a prospecting right or to any person whose agent is the holder of a prospecting right:
that the Governor may, in special circumstances, grant an exclusive prospecting licence to any person.
The Governor may require an applicant for a licence to satisfy him that he possesses or commands sufficient working capital to ensure the proper prospecting of the area in respect of which the application is made and for the payment of any compensation which may be payable to the owners or occupiers of the land in respect of which the licence is required.
A licence shall not be granted in respect of any area exceeding eight square miles.
A licence shall be granted for a specified mineral only:
that when the applicant or the holder has discovered other minerals on the area applied for, or the subject of the licence, the Governor may, in his discretion, include by endorsement on the licence such other minerals in the licence.
Subject to section 22(2), a licence shall be valid for one year from the date of issue, but may be renewed for such period or periods not exceeding one year each and on such conditions as the Governor may decide.
The Governor may grant or withhold the grant of a licence as he may think proper, or may grant it subject to such conditions as he may think fit.
Any area in respect of which a licence is granted shall specifically exclude an area within its boundaries over which a licence or a mining lease for the same mineral is in existence at the date of the grant of such licence.

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