Section 111 — Minerals Ordinance, 2004

(2)

The Fund shall be administered by the Authority.

(3)

There shall be paid into the Fund—

(a)

any deposit or other sum or contribution which a holder of a mining lease or certificate may be required to pay under the terms of the lease for the rehabilitation of mining land or pursuant to the provisions of this Ordinance;

(b)

any donation or contribution made by any other party or source for the rehabilitation of mining land; and

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(c)

any grant or contribution made or allocated by the

Government for the rehabilitation of mining land.

(4)

The Dewan Undangan Negeri may appropriate such sum as it deems necessary to be deposited into the Fund for rehabilitation or improvement of mining land or the implementation of any environmental protection measures recommended or ordered by the

Natural Resources and Environment Board.

(5)

The Fund and any sum accruing therefrom shall be used only for the implementation of the rehabilitation plan to which it relates and the Authority may, for the implementation of the mine rehabilitation plan, authorize payments from the Fund to the lessee, or other party so designated in the rehabilitation plan.

(6)

The Authority shall—

(a)

keep proper accounts and other records in respect of the operations of the Fund;

(b)

cause to be prepared a statement of accounts in respect of each financial year; and

(c)

cause its accounts to be audited annually by the

Auditor General.

(7)

In this section, “Fund” means the Mine Rehabilitation

Fund established under subsection (1).

Non-payment into the Mine Rehabilitation Fund