Mineral Development Act 1994 · Updated to 1 Jan 2013 · Part VI · Miscellaneous
58. Prohibition against disclosure of information
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
Subject to subsection (4), no information contained in any report submitted as required by any office or officer of the
Government regarding any prospecting licence or exploration licence shall be disclosed by such office or officer—
prospecting licence
“prospecting licence” means a prospecting licence for the time being in force issued under any written law relating to prospecting;
for a period of three years from the date of submission of the report; or
for a period of one year from the date of expiry of the licence, whichever period shall so first expire, except with the written consent of the holder of the prospecting licence or exploration licence.
Subject to subsection (4), no information contained in any report submitted as required by any office or officer of the
Government regarding any proprietary mining licence or mining lease shall be disclosed by such office or officer for a period of one year from the date of expiry of the licence or lease except with the written consent of the holder of such 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;
All information submitted in support of an application for a mineral tenement or for the renewal thereof and supplied to any
mineral tenement
“mineral tenement” means a fossicking licence, dulang licence, individual mining licence, prospecting licence, exploration licence, proprietary mining licence, mining lease, or any of them for the purpose of exploration or mining of minerals or mineral ores, as the case may be, issued under any Federal or State law regulating mineral tenements;
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mineral
“mineral” means any substance whether in solid, liquid or gaseous form occurring— (a) naturally; (b) as a result of mining in or on the earth; or (c) as a result of mining in or under the sea or sea-bed, formed by or subject to a geological process, but excludes water, “rock material” as defined in the National Land Code and “petroleum” as defined in the Petroleum Mining Act 1966;
office or officer of the Government shall be kept confidential by such office or officer—
where the application is refused, for a period of six months from the date of such refusal; or
where the application is approved, for a period of six months from the date of expiry of the licence or lease.
Nothing in subsection (1), (2) or (3) shall operate to prevent the disclosure of information where the disclosure is made—
for or in connection with the due administration of this
Act;
for the purpose of any legal proceedings;
for the purpose of any investigation or inquiry conducted under this Act;
to any consultant to the Government or to any officer who is approved in writing by the Minister as the proper person to receive the information; or
for or in connection with the preparation by the
Government of statistics in respect of exploration or mining operations.
Terms defined in s 3
exploration licence
Defined · s 3“exploration licence” means an exploration licence for the time being in force issued under any written law relating to exploration;
mineral
Defined · s 3“mineral” means any substance whether in solid, liquid or gaseous form occurring— (a) naturally; (b) as a result of mining in or on the earth; or (c) as a result of mining in or under the sea or sea-bed, formed by or subject to a geological process, but excludes water, “rock material” as defined in the National Land Code and “petroleum” as defined in the Petroleum Mining Act 1966;
mineral tenement
Defined · s 3“mineral tenement” means a fossicking licence, dulang licence, individual mining licence, prospecting licence, exploration licence, proprietary mining licence, mining lease, or any of them for the purpose of exploration or mining of minerals or mineral ores, as the case may be, issued under any Federal or State law regulating mineral tenements;
mining lease
Defined · s 3“mining lease” means a mining lease for the time being in force granted under any written law regulating mining;
Minister
Defined · s 3“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for mining and minerals;
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;
prospecting licence
Defined · s 3“prospecting licence” means a prospecting licence for the time being in force issued under any written law relating to prospecting;
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