Malaysia legislation
Section 23
Section 23
(a)
shall submit such information and periodical activity reports as may be prescribed;
(b)
shall pay compensation to—
(i)
in relation to alienated land or occupied land, the owner thereof; or
(ii)
in relation to any State land including reserved forest area, the Superintendent, for any loss, damage or disturbance to land and property;
(c)
shall pay compensation to the lawful claimants to native customary rights for any loss, damage or disturbance to land and property;
(d)
shall restore the prospecting area to a safe state and to such environmental standards as may be prescribed or to maintain it;
(e)
shall relinquish any area required by the Government for a public purpose other than for any activity related to the prospecting or mining for minerals; and
(f)
shall comply with such annual work programme expenditure and area relinquishment requirements as may be prescribed; and there shall be no variation of the level of annual work programme expenditure fixed from the level prescribed as on the date of issuance of the prospecting licence for the term of the licence.
(2)
For the purpose of determining the level of annual work programme expenditure mentioned in subsection (1)(f), such annual work programme expenditure shall be based on per area unit of one hundred hectares.
Duration and renewal of prospecting licence