Mineral Development Act 1994 · Updated to 1 Jan 2013 · Part III · Regulation of Exploration and Mining
16. Plans to be furnished
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
The manager of any mine shall keep at the office of such mine accurate plans of the workings of the mine made from actual survey in such a manner as may be prescribed and, at intervals of not more than six months, any additional working or extension made since the previous survey was effected shall be surveyed and delineated on the plans, and no such working shall be filled up or allowed to fall into disrepair before it has been so surveyed and delineated.
Where a mine plan is updated, the manager shall furnish to the
mine
“mine”, when used as a noun, means any place, excavation or working wherein, whereon or whereby any operation connected with mining is carried on together with all buildings, premises, erections, water reservoirs, tailing ponds, waste, other dumps and appliances belonging or appertaining thereto above or below the ground or in or below the sea for the purpose of winning, obtaining or extracting any mineral by any mode or method or for the purpose of dressing, treating or preparing mineral ores;
Assistant Director certified copies of such plan showing thereon the workings carried out since the last plan was submitted.
Assistant Director
“Assistant Director” means an Assistant Director of Mines appointed under section 4;
A certified copy of such plan shall be kept by the Assistant
Director in his office and no copy or tracing thereof shall be furnished, or information in relation thereto given, nor shall such plans be open to inspection unless the permission of the Assistant
Director
“Director” means a Director of Mines appointed under section 4 and includes any Deputy Director of Mines;
Director has been obtained.
If, on receipt of any such plan the Assistant Director is not satisfied with the accuracy or completeness of such plan he may, in his discretion, order that a survey be made under his direction of the workings of the mine by a surveyor licensed under any written law at the expense of the holder of a proprietary mining licence or mining lease.
proprietary mining licence
“proprietary mining licence” means a proprietary mining licence for the time being in force issued under any written law relating to mining;
The manager shall make available such plans at the mine whenever requested by any mines officer and the manager shall, if so requested, mark on such plans the progress of the workings of the mine at the time of production, and shall allow the mines officer to examine and take a copy thereof.
mines officer
“mines officer” means the Director General of Mines, any Director of Mines, Assistant Director of Mines, Senior Mining Assistant, Mining Assistant or any other officer duly authorized in writing by the Director General;
Terms defined in s 3
Assistant Director
Defined · s 3“Assistant Director” means an Assistant Director of Mines appointed under section 4;
mine
Defined · s 3“mine”, when used as a noun, means any place, excavation or working wherein, whereon or whereby any operation connected with mining is carried on together with all buildings, premises, erections, water reservoirs, tailing ponds, waste, other dumps and appliances belonging or appertaining thereto above or below the ground or in or below the sea for the purpose of winning, obtaining or extracting any mineral by any mode or method or for the purpose of dressing, treating or preparing mineral ores;
mines officer
Defined · s 3“mines officer” means the Director General of Mines, any Director of Mines, Assistant Director of Mines, Senior Mining Assistant, Mining Assistant or any other officer duly authorized in writing by the Director General;
mining lease
Defined · s 3“mining lease” means a mining lease for the time being in force granted under any written law regulating mining;
proprietary mining licence
Defined · s 3“proprietary mining licence” means a proprietary mining licence for the time being in force issued under any written law relating to mining;
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