Malaysia legislation
Section 98
Section 98
(1)
Where any fee, rent or royalty payable under this Part is in arrears, the
Director shall serve or cause to be served on the holder of the mineral tenement a notice of demand in such form as may be prescribed.
(2)
A note of the service of the notice under subsection (1) shall be endorsed at the instance of the Director on the document or instrument of mineral tenement, as the case may be, to which the notice relates.
(3)
If the whole of the sum demanded by a notice under subsection (1) is tendered to the Director within the time specified therein, the notice shall thereupon cease to have effect and the Director shall cause to be cancelled the note endorsed pursuant to subsection (2).
(4)
If by the end of the period specified in the notice of demand the sum demanded by the notice has not been tendered to the Director, he shall thereupon by order declare –
(a)
in the case of a prospecting licence or exploration licence, the licence revoked, and the provisions of sections 58 and 59 shall have effect with respect thereto accordingly;
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(b)
in the case of a mining lease, the mining land in respect of which the mining lease has been granted forfeited to the State Government, and the provisions of sections 78 and 79 shall have effect with respect thereto accordingly; and
(c)
in the case of a proprietary mining licence, the licence revoked, and the provisions of sections 85 and 86 shall have effect with respect thereto accordingly.