Section 2

“alienate”, “Director”, “land” , “owner” and “rent” have the meanings assigned to them by the

Land Ordinance [Cap. 68.];

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“Chief Inspector” means such person as the Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, appoint to be the Chief Inspector of Mines;

“lease” means a mining lease granted under section 14 and “lessee” means the holder of such a lease;

“licence” means a licence to prospect granted under section 6 and “licensee” means the holder of such a licence;

“mine” includes any place, excavation or working whereon, wherein or whereby any operation in connexion with prospecting or mining is carried on;

“minerals” means all minerals and mineral substances other than mineral oil as defined in subsection (4) of section 24 of the Land Ordinance, and may be precious metals, precious stones or non-precious minerals but does not include earth, gravel, stone, coral, shell, guano, sand, loam or clay, nor any bricks, lime, cement or other commodities manufactured from the materials aforesaid or such other mineral substances as the Minister may by notification in the Gazette declare not to be minerals for the purposes of this Ordinance;

“Minister” means the Minister for the time being responsible for matters relating to natural resources;

“prospecting permit” means a permit granted under subsection (2) of sections 4;

“State land” means any land which is not for the time being vested in any person or authority other than the State or reserved for a public purpose under any written law.

“timber” and “forest produce” have the meanings assigned to them by the Forests

Ordinance [Cap. 169];

“to mine” means intentionally to win minerals and includes any operations necessary for the purpose;

“to prospect’ means to search for minerals and includes such working as is reasonably necessary to enable the prospector to test the mineral-bearing qualities of the land.

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Prospecting and mining restricted.