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ed lands at the disposal of Government) will be issued by the Collec- 

 tor to whom applications should be addressed. 



In the case of the lands specified in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of 

 paragraph 3 of the Standing Order, the prospector should make his 

 own arrangements with the occupants of the land for the acquisition 

 of the surface rights. 



2. Each application should bear a court-fee stamp of annas 8 and 

 be accompanied by a certificate of approval of Government under 

 sections 10 and 11 (3) of the Government of India mining rules, and 

 should contain the following particulars: — 



{a) The name, residence and profession of the applicant. 



(b) A description as accurate as possible, and illustrated by a 

 sketch prepared to scale, of the situation, boundaries 

 and area of the land with respect to which the licensee 

 is required. The position of the plot required must be 

 determined in the sketch with reference to known 

 points. 



3. Period of License. — The term for which the license shall be 

 granted shall be one year or such shorter term as the applicant may 

 desire. The license may be renewed by the Collector for a further 

 term not exceeding two years whenever he is satisfied that the licensee 

 has been prevented from completing his search of the land by any 

 cause other than his own default. 



4. Fees. — A surface rent equal to the land assessment in the case 

 of all classified and assessed lands, and in other cases to the rate at 

 which corresponding lands in the neighbourhood are assessed for land 

 revenue, shall be paid for the land covered by the license, provided 

 that the total rent levied annually under this clause on the lands 

 covered by the license does not exceed the average rate of one 

 rupee per acre. 



5. The licensee will be allowed to remove free 1 cwt. of mica 

 from the land covered by his license, and on all quantity removed in 

 excess thereof a royalty of 5 per cent, ad valorem shall be levied. 



6. Size of Blocks, etc. — A prospecting license will be restricted 

 to such area as is reasonably required for bond fide prospecting 

 purposes, the minimum extent being 10 acres. In determining 

 the area to be granted the Collector will have regard to the means 

 at the disposal of the prospector, but in cafees in which the area to be 

 granted exceeds 1 square mile, the Collector will make a reference 

 to the Board before issuing the license. 



Grants cf licenses made by the Collector will be reported to 

 Government through the Board of Revenue. Licenses are liable to 

 be cancelled by the Board or Government if, on appeal from any of 



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