Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957

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Act Number:	67
Enactment Date:	1957-12-28
Act Year:	1957
Short Title:	The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957
Long Title:	An Act to provide for the development and regulation of mines and minerals under the control of the Union.
Department:	Department of MINERAL RESOURCES
Enforcement Date:	01-06-1958
Type:	CENTRAL ACT (Ministry of Mines, )
Location:	Chhattisgarh
Notification:	1st June, 1958, vide notification No. G.S.R. 432, dated 29th May, 1958, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(i).
Ref Act ID:	195767


Schedule 1. THE FIRST SCHEDULE Order Appendix Forms
Schedule 2. THE SECOND SCHEDULE. Order Appendix Forms
Schedule 3. THE THIRD SCHEDULE Order Appendix Forms
Schedule 4. THE FOURTH SCHEDULE Order Appendix Forms
Schedule 5. THE FIFTH SCHEDULE Order Appendix Forms
Schedule 6. THE SIXTH SCHEDULE Order Appendix Forms
Schedule 7. THE SEVENTH SCHEDULE Order Appendix Forms
Schedule 8. THE EIGHTH SCHEDULE Order Appendix Forms

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The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957

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Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
Section 2. Declaration as to expediency of Union Control.
Section 3. Definitions.
Section 4. Prospecting or mining operations to be under licence or lease.
Section 4A. Termination of prospecting licences, exploration licences or mining leases.
Section 4B. Conditions for efficiency in production.
Section 5. Restrictions on the grant of mineral concession.
Section 6. Maximum area for which mineral concession may be granted.
Section 6A. Inclusion of contiguous area in the leased area or area under composite licence in case of deep-seated minerals.
Section 7. Periods for which prospecting licences may be granted or renewed.
Section 8. Periods for which mining leases may be granted or renewed.
Section 8A. Period of grant of a mining lease for minerals other than coal, lignite and atomic minerals.
Section 8B. Provisions for transfer of statutory clearances.
Section 9. Royalties in respect of mining leases.
Section 9A. Dead rent to be paid by the lessee.
Section 9B. District Mineral Foundation.
Section 9C. National Mineral Exploration and Development Trust.
Section 10. Application for mineral concession.
Section 10A. Rights of existing concession holders and applicants.
Section 10B. Grant of mining lease in respect of notified minerals through auction.
Section 10BA. Grant of exploration licence for minerals specified in Seventh Schedule through auction.
Section 10C. Omitted.
Section 11. Grant of composite licence through auction in respect of minerals other than notified minerals.
Section 11A. Granting of mineral concession or composite licence in respect of coal or lignite.
Section 11B. Power of Central Government to make rules for regulating atomic minerals specified under Part B of First Schedule.
Section 11C. Power of Central Government to amend First Schedule and Fourth Schedule.
Section 11D. Central Government to conduct auction for grant of mining lease or composite licence in respect of minerals specified in Part D of First Schedule.
Section 12. Registers of prospecting licences and mining leases.
Section 12A. Transfer of mineral concessions.
Section 13. Power of Central Government to make rules in respect of minerals.
Section 13A. Power of Central Government to make rules for grant of prospecting licences or mining leases in respect of territorial waters or continental shelf of India.
Section 14. [Sections 5 to 13] not to apply to minor minerals.
Section 15. Power of State Governments to make rules in respect of minor minerals.
Section 15A. Power of State Government to collect funds for District Mineral Foundation in case of minor minerals.
Section 15B. Inclusion of other minerals in mining lease.
Section 16. Power to modify mining leases granted before 25th October, 1949.
Section 17. Special powers of Central Government to undertake prospecting or mining operations in certain lands.
Section 17A. Reservation of areas for purposes of conservation.
Section 18. Mineral Development.
Section 18A. Power to authorise Geological Survey of India, etc., to make investigation.
Section 18B. Development of market.
Section 19. Mineral concession to be void if in contravention of Act.
Section 20. Act and rules to apply to all renewals of prospecting licences and mining leases.
Section 20A. Power of Central Government to issue directions.
Section 21. Penalties.
Section 22. Cognizance of offences.
Section 23. Offences by companies.
Section 23A. Compounding of offences.
Section 23B. Power to search.
Section 23C. Power of State Government to make rules for preventing illegal mining, transportation and storage of minerals.
Section 24. Power of entry and inspection.
Section 24A. Rights and liabilities of a holder of prospecting licence or mining lease.
Section 25. Recovery of certain sums as arrears of land revenue.
Section 26. Delegation of powers.
Section 27. Protection of action taken in good faith.
Section 28. Rules and notifications to be laid before Parliament and certain rules to be approved by Parliament.
Section 29. Existing rules to continue.
Section 30. Power of revision by Central Government.
Section 30A. Special provisions relating to mining leases for coal granted before 25th October, 1949.
Section 30B. Constitution of Special Courts.
Section 30C. Special Courts to have powers of Court of Session.
Section 31. Relaxation of rules in special cases.
Section 32. [Repealed].
Section 33. Validation of certain acts and indemnity


Schedule 1. THE FIRST SCHEDULE Order Appendix Forms
Schedule 2. THE SECOND SCHEDULE. Order Appendix Forms
Schedule 3. THE THIRD SCHEDULE Order Appendix Forms
Schedule 4. THE FOURTH SCHEDULE Order Appendix Forms
Schedule 5. THE FIFTH SCHEDULE Order Appendix Forms
Schedule 6. THE SIXTH SCHEDULE Order Appendix Forms
Schedule 7. THE SEVENTH SCHEDULE Order Appendix Forms
Schedule 8. THE EIGHTH SCHEDULE Order Appendix Forms

Year	Description	Hindi Description	Files(Eng)	Files(Hindi)
24-10-1988	Mineral conservation and Development Rules, 1988
18-03-1996	Chhattisgarh Minor Mineral Rules, 1996 No. 110
16-01-2003	Amendment in the Chhattisgarh Minor Mineral Rules, 1996
09-09-2003	Amendment in Chhattisgarh Minor Mineral Rules, 1996 No. 226-B
23-08-2004	Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Fund Rule, 2004
27-08-2005	Chhattisgarh Minor Mineral Rules, 1996 No. 205
06-05-2006	Amendment in the Chhattisgarh Minor Mineral Rules, 1996
24-08-2006	Amendment in the Chhattisgarh Minor Mineral Rules, 1996
27-07-2009	The Chhattisgarh Minerals (Mining, Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2009
14-08-2009	Chhattisgarh Mineral (Mining, Transportation & Storage) Rules, 2009 No. 33
07-10-2009	Chhattisgarh Minor Mineral Rules, 1996
20-09-2010	Amendment in the Chhattisgarh Minor Mineral Rules, 1996
26-07-2012	Mineral Concession Rules,1960
05-08-2013	Chhattisgarh Mineral (Mining, Transportation & Storage) Rules, 2009 No. 342
18-03-2015	Chhattisgarh Mineral (Mining, Transportation & Storage) Rules, 2009 No. 184
27-03-2015	Chhattisgarh Minor Mineral Rule, 2015 No. 201
17-09-2015	The Mines and Minerals (Contribution to District Mineral Foundation) Rules, 2015
22-12-2015	The Chhattisgarh District Mineral Foundation Trust Rules, 2015
22-12-2015	Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Rules, 1957 No. 571
04-03-2016	Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Rules, 1957
26-10-2016	Amendment in the Chhattisgarh Minor Mineral Rules, 2015 No. 98
19-01-2017	Chhattisgarh Minor Mineral Rule, 2015 No. 7
27-02-2017	Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Rules, 1957
05-04-2017	Chhattisgarh Mineral (Mining, Transportation & Storage) Rules, 2009 No. 124
12-04-2017	Amendment in the Chhattisgarh Minor Mineral Rules, 2015
07-07-2017	Amendment in the Chhattisgarh District Mineral Foundation Trust Rules, 2015
16-02-2018	Chhattisgarh Minor Mineral Rule, 2015 No. 10
05-03-2018	Amendment in the Chhattisgarh Minor Mineral Rules, 2015
05-03-2018	Amendment in Chhattisgarh Minor Mineral Rules, 2015 No. 12
05-03-2018	Rates of Royalty Revision
06-08-2018	Amendment in the Chhattisgarh Minor Mineral Rules, 2015
06-10-2018	Chhattisgarh Mineral (Mining, Transportation & Storage) Rules, 2009 No. 404
14-08-2019	Amendment in Chhattisgarh District Mineral Foundation Trust Rules, 2015
16-08-2019	The Chhattisgarh Minor Mineral Ordinary Sand (Quarrying and Trade) Rules, 2019
20-09-2019	Amendment in the Chhattisgarh Minor Mineral Ordinary Sand (Quarrying and Trade) Rules, 2019
03-06-2020	Amendment in the Chhattisgarh Minerals (Mining, Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2009
26-06-2020	Amendment in the Chhattisgarh Minor Mineral Rules, 2015

Year	Description	Hindi Description	Files(Eng)	Files(Hindi)
02-03-2006	CG Minor Mineral Sand (Excavation, Regulation) Direction 2006
29-01-2013	Amendment in the Chhattisgarh Minor Mineral Rules, 1996
19-06-2013	Amendment in Chhattisgarh Minor Mineral Sand Excavation and Business Regulation Directive, 2006
21-06-2013	Amendment in Chhattisgarh Mineral Policy
01-11-2013	Amendment in Chhattisgarh Minor Mineral Sand Excavation and Business Regulation Directive, 2006 No. 512
30-06-2016	Amendment in the Chhattisgarh District Mineral Foundation Trust Rules, 2015
26-11-2016	Amendment in Chhattisgarh District Mineral Foundation Trust Rules, 2015 No. 436
12-04-2017	chhattisgarh-rajpatra state order-no-15
05-08-2017	Amendment in Chhattisgarh Minor Mineral Rules, 2015 No. 347
25-01-2018	Amendment in Chhattisgarh Minor Mineral Rules, 2015 No. 14
06-08-2018	Amendment in Chhattisgarh District Minor Mineral Rules, 2015 No. 289

Year	Description	Hindi Description	Files(Eng)	Files(Hindi)
11-12-2009	Constitution of Coordinatioo-cum-Empoered Committee
10-10-2012	Distrbution of minor mineral royalty to panchayat body
01-01-2015	Mining-plan-approval-for-dgm-to-distt
19-05-2015	Extend-of-mining-leases
06-10-2015	approval-of-mining-plan
24-11-2015	Power deligation for Mining plan approval
21-01-2016	chhattisgarh-mineral-development-fund
12-07-2016	chhattisgarh-mineral-development-fund-order
18-01-2017	chhattisgarh-mineral-development-fund-order
05-07-2017	chhattisgarh-mineral-development-fund-letter