Section 63

subject to the rights of the holder of a mineral tenement, determine certain minerals and mineral ores to be subjected to licensing requirements for possession, purchase, sale, movement, transport, storage and mineral processing;

control and regulate the production, possession, purchase, sale, delivery and export of minerals and mineral ores in order to meet the obligations imposed by international organizations of which Malaysia is a member, without prejudice however to the provisions of any other written law on the matter;

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prescribe environmental protection measures, effluent standards, noise standards, vibration standards and other standards and means to protect the environment:

Provided that such prescribed measures, standards or means shall not conflict with any provision of the

Environmental Quality Act 1974 [Act 127];

prescribe requirements and standards for the use of explosives and blasting agents, dangerous and toxic materials, ventilation, sanitary conditions and hygiene in exploration and mining areas;

generally prescribe and provide for fees under this Act and the manner for collecting and disbursing such fees;

prescribe the submission by any owner or manager of any mine of statistical returns and the keeping and production by them of books and plans;

prescribe the required content of any operational mining scheme, plan, report or record book as may be required under this Act;

prescribe the procedure of any proceedings for the conduct of any inquiry under this Act;

provide for the safety of employees in fossicking, panning, exploration and mining area;

prescribe the offences under this Act or any regulations made under this Act which may be compounded and the method and procedure for compounding such offences;

provide for any other matter generally to give effect to the provisions of this Act.