Malaysia legislation
Section 52
Section 52
(a)
to exclusively mine the land in respect of which the lease or certificate has been granted in accordance with an order and conditions set by the Natural Resources and Environment
Board for the protection of the environment in the area and such other orders or directives as may be issued by the Director of
Minerals and Geoscience in regard to the safety measures and mining practices to be observed;
(b)
subject to section 53—
(i)
and any other law relating to minerals, to store, transport, process and sell any mineral extracted and dispose of any waste;
(ii)
to use any timber, sand or gravel as required for mining within the mining land;
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(iii)
to use such portions of the mining land as may be required for the purpose of erecting houses, lines, sheds or other buildings as may be reasonable for the purposes of the mine or for use by the employees at the mine;
(iv)
to do any act or thing and establish and maintain any road and facility to effectually carry out mining operations, on or under the land; and
(v)
to use, occupy and enjoy the land in respect of which a mining lease or certificate has been granted for mining purposes.
(2)
The mining lease or certificate shall not, subject to this
Ordinance and to the terms and conditions specified in the lease or certificate, entitle the holder the exclusive right, within the mining land in respect of which the lease or certificate has been granted to use any public road, rail, canal, river and telecommunications system as may be required for mining.
(3)
In this section, “process” means any activity whereby minerals or minerals ores are treated for the beneficiation thereof but excludes smelting and refining.
Prohibition