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in writing, signed by such persons to the Commissioner or Warden, 

 and such persons shall for all purposes be subject to all the obligations 

 imposed by these Regulations on the holders of such licences. 



(4) Where a licence is applied for in the names of more than one 

 person, the licence shall be granted to one of such persons only for 

 and on behalf of himself and the other persons named in the 

 application. 



(5) The Commissioner or Warden shall not issue a prospecting 

 licence to any person known to be a minor, and if any such licence is 

 issued to a minor it shall l)e null and void. 



(6) The Commissioner or Warden may refuse to issue a prospecting 

 licence, but where the Commissioner or Warden refuses to issue a 

 licence, the applicant may appeal to the Governor whose decision shall 

 be final. 



(7) It shall not be lawful for any. person employed on a claim to 

 apply for, receive or hold a prospecting licence except for and on 

 behalf of his employer. 



4. — (1) If the application is granted the Commissioner or Warden issue, etc., of 

 shall, subject to the provisions of sub-section (1) of Regulation 6, {jggncl*''"^^ 

 thereupon issue a prospecting licence to the applicant, in Form No. 2 xr 2 



in the First Schedule to these Regulations. 



(2) There shall be payable in advance for the licence the sum Schedule II. 

 specified in the Second Schedule to these Regulations. 



(3) The licence shall continue in force for twelve months from the 

 date of its issue. 



(4) It shall be lawful for the Commissioner for good cause at any 

 time to revoke any prospecting licence, subject to an appeal to the 

 Governor, whose decision shall be final. 



(5) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (1) of Regulation 6, a 

 prospecting licence shall entitle the person to whom it is issued to 

 prospect and locate claims in every Mining District, but under and 

 subject to the 23rovisions of these Regulations. 



(6) A prospecting licence issued to any person shall, unless he is 

 informed by the Commissioner or Warden that his location is dis- 

 allowed or is ordered to suspend work, be deemed to entitle and to 

 have entitled him to work the ground located thereunder from the 

 date of location until his application for a claim licence can be published 

 and such licence either issued or refused. 



Provided that nothing contained in this section shall be held to 

 make valid any location made by a person who has not previously 

 taken out a prospecting licence. 



5, — (1) The Commissioner or Warden shall file and preserve all 

 applications and on receipt of any notice of change of address shall 

 endorse thereon the date of receipt and shall file and keep such notice 

 with the application to which it relates. 



A certified copy of the particulars relating to any prospecting 

 licence shall be given to any person demanding the same on his paying 

 therefor the fee specified in the Second Schedule to these Regulations. Schedule II. 



(2) The Warden shall without delay report in writing to the Com- 

 missioner all jJiospecting licences issued by him and the Commissioner 

 shall file and preserve such report. 



(3) A registered address shall not be changed until notice in Keeping of 

 writing of the intention to change the same has been served on the p^i'i.t[^u°ars 

 Commissioner or Warden by the person or all the persons if more relating to 

 than one who applied for the licence. prospecting 



