Malaysia legislation
Section 160
Section 160
This Ordinance shall not apply to—
(a)
scientific or educational exploration unless such exploration is carried out with the intention to locate minerals for the purpose of mining; and
(b)
mineral investigations carried out by the Department of
Minerals and Geoscience to ascertain the non-existence of economic minerals within an area before releasing the said area for purposes other than mining.
State or its agent may conduct prospecting