TAMIL NADU

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

[Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14.

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

[R. Dis. No. 197/2009.

2021

[Price: Rs. 2.40 Paise.

No. 398]

CHENNAI, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Aavani 18, Pilava, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2052

Part III—Section 1(a)

General Statutory Rules, Notifications, Orders, Regulations, etc.,

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

III-1(a) Ex. (398)

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INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT

AMENDMENTS TO THE TAMIL NADU MINOR MINERAL CONCESSION RULES, 1959

[G.O. Ms. No. 213, Industries (MMC.1), 3rd September 2021,

ÝõE 18, Hôõ, F¼õœÀõ˜ Ý‡´&2052.]

No. SRO A/5(a)/2021.

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (1A) of Section 15 of the Mines and Minerals (Development

and Regulation) Act, 1957 (Central Act 67 of 1957), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following amendments to the

Tamil Nadu Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1959, namely:-

Aඕඍඖඌඕඍඖගඛ

In the said Rules,-

(1) after rule 43, the following rule 44 shall be added, namely:-

“44. Removal of earth for betterment of agricultural lands (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in rule 18 and

sub-rule (2) of rule 19, extraction or removal of earth in ryotwari lands manually for improvement of agricultural lands or lands

that are not suitable for cultivation purpose, for an optimum depth based on the topographical condition to be speciﬁ ed by

the Assistant Director of Geology and Mining or Deputy Director of Geology and Mining, as the case may be, not exceeding

one-and-a-half metres shall not be treated as mining activity:

Provided that such extraction of earth shall be carried out under a permit issued for a period not exceeding three

months by the District Collector concerned:

Provided further that the soil excavated approximately upto 1 feet depth from the top may be used/replaced for improving

the soil structure or fertility of lands where continuous cultivation is under taken for several decades without using organic

manures and where soil nutrients got depleted which resulted in lesser yield:

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Provided further that the soil extracted or removed beneath one feet depth not exceeding one-and-a-half metres may

also be used for brick kilns, bedding material for soils that were disturbed by natural calamities including ﬂ oods, etc., so that

vegetation in those areas can be re-established:

Provided further that if the brick earth removed is transported to a registered brick kiln unit, the permit holder shall

pay due seigniorage fee for the quantum of brick earth removed from the permitted area at the rate ﬁ xed in Appendix – II

to these rules:

Provided further that the permit holder may use the earth so removed for own consumption, for betterment of his own

land or for any other purpose:

Provided also that the permit holder shall not remove earth after expiry of the permit period.

(2) For improvement of an agricultural land, the owner of the land may apply for permit for removal

of earth. An application for the purpose shall be made to the District Collector in the Form prescribed in

Appendix – XXV along with a plan for removal of earth.

(3) The plan for removal of earth shall contain the following details, namely:-

(i) the area showing the nature and extent of the land;

(ii) period and quantum of earth proposed for extraction;

(iii) a certiﬁ cate to the eﬀ ect that the proposal is for making the land ﬁ t for cultivation, after extraction of earth

obtained from the Joint Director of Agriculture.

(4) Every such application shall be accompanied with an application fee of one hundred rupees along with a copy

of computerised chitta or copy of the latest sale deed registered in the name of the applicant along with extracts of Village

accounts.

(5) The District Collector shall dispose of the application for extraction of earth in ryotwari lands after ascertaining

of objections, if any. He shall obtain No Objection Certiﬁ cate from the jurisdictional Revenue Divisional Oﬃ cer to ensure

the genuineness of the patta of the land applied for and non-inclusion of any Government land or Government interest,

including land acquisition before grant of permit for extraction of earth. The District Collector may issue permit under this

rule for a period not exceeding three months, subject to the following conditions, namely:-

(i) Extraction of earth shall be carried out without aﬀ ecting the interest of the adjoining land owners.

(ii) Extraction of earth shall not be done within a distance of 10 metres from the village road and cart track and

distance of 50 metres from the highways, railway lines, river, reservoir, tanks and any other permanent structures.

The District Collector shall also impose terms and conditions as per provisions of the Act and these rules or guidelines,

in the permit.

(6)

The Assistant Director of Geology and Mining or Deputy Director of Geology and Mining, as the case may be, shall

inspect the applied area and decide the optimum depth and the quantum of extraction of earth based on the topographical

condition to be permitted, not exceeding one-and-a-half metres. The District Collector concerned shall ensure that the material

proposed to be removed is not sand or gravel, after appropriate testing in the laboratories authorised by the Director of

Geology and Mining. Every permit issued under this rule shall be entered in the register maintained for the purpose by the

Assistant Director of Geology and Mining or Deputy Director of Geology and Mining.

(7)

The permit holder shall also pay contribution to the District Mineral Foundation Trust Fund at the rate ﬁ xed under

the Tamil Nadu District Mineral Foundation Rules, 2017.

(8)

The excavated brick earth shall be transported to the Brick Manufacturing Unit along with the transport slip, as prescribed in

Appendix-XXVI to these Rules issued by the Assistant Director of Geology and Mining or Deputy Director of Geology and

Mining.

(9)

The permit issued under this rule shall be a one time permit and shall not be revalidated for any reason.

(10) The permit under this rule shall not be granted for removal of earth in area falling under “Hill areas” speciﬁ ed by the

Government, from time to time and ‘Protected Areas’ falling within 10 Kilometres from the Wildlife Sanctuaries and National

Parks and in Elephant Corridors. The No Objection Certiﬁ cate to this eﬀ ect shall be obtained from the District Forest Oﬃ cer

concerned.

(11) If any mineral other than earth such as sand or gravel are found to occur during extraction within the permitted

depth, the permit holder shall stop the extraction works immediately and intimate the same to the District Collector concerned.

(12) The District Collector concerned, on receipt of report or otherwise on the occurrence of any minerals other than

earth such as sand or gravel shall cancel the permit.

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(13)

If there is any contravention of the conditions of the permit, penal action will be initiated against the permit holder

under the provisions of the Act and these Rules.

(14)

In case of breach of the conditions of permit by the permit holder, without prejudice to any other penalty which may

be imposed in respect of such breach, the District Collector shall cancel the permit after providing an opportunity of hearing

to the permit holder.

(15)

Any person aggrieved by an order of the District Collector may, within thirty days from the date of receipt of the

order, prefer an appeal to the Director of Geology and Mining against the order.

(16)

The District Level Task Force formed for prevention of illegal mining / transportation of minerals by the Government

shall monitor the areas wherein permits are granted, to ensure compliance of the conditions stipulated under this rule.”

(2) After APPENDIX-XXIV, the following Appendices shall be added, namely:-

“APPENDIX-XXV

[see rule 44(2)]

APPLICATION FOR SHORT TERM PERMIT TO EXTRACT EARTH BY THE LAND OWNER

From

The District Collector,

----------------------.

Sir,

I. I / We submit this application under rule 44 of the Tamil Nadu Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1959.

2. I / We request that a Short Term Permit for removal of earth from my patta lands may be granted.

3. The required particulars are given below:

Name of the applicant with full address

Particulars of challan for remittance of

application fee

Has the applicant ﬁ led an aﬃ davit stating

that the applicant has paid all the mining dues

to the Government?

Location of the area applied for the short term

permit.

Taluk

Village

S.F.No.

Extent

(in hectares)

Does the applicant have full ownership/

rights over the land proposed? (copies of

computerised chitta to be attached)

Period applied for

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Quantity applied for (in cbm)

Plan of extraction to be attached.

Undertaking that the proposed land is

not falling under “Hill areas” speciﬁ ed

by the Government, from time to time or

10 kilometres from Wildlife sanctuaries or

National Parks or in elephant corridors.

Purpose of extraction and mode of disposal.

Undertaking that the applicant will extract not

more than one-and-a-half metres as per the

plan of extraction submitted.

I / We do hereby declare that the particulars furnished above are correct and am /are ready to furnish any other details

as may be required by the District Collector or the Deputy Director/ Assistant Director of Geology and Mining.

Place:

Date:

Yours faithfully,

(Signature of the applicant)

APPENDIX-XXVI

[see rule 44 (8)]

TRANSPORT SLIP FOR BRICK EARTH

(1)

Sl.No.

(2)

Name and address of the permit holder

(3)

Order No. and date of grant of short

term permit issued by the District Collector

concerned.

(4)

Period of validity of short term permit

From ----------------------

(5)

Location of the excavation site

To ----------------------

Taluk

Village

S.F.No.

Extent

(in hectares)

(6)

Details of No Objection Certiﬁ cate issued by

Revenue Divisional Oﬃ cer.

(7)

Details of No Objection Certiﬁ cate issued

by District Forest Oﬃ cer.

(8)

Quantity of brick earth permitted for

transportation.

(9)

Location and address of the brick kiln to

which the brick earth is transported.

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(a)

Mode of transportation

(b)

Registration No. of Lorry / Tractor

(10)

Route of transport and approximate distance

to the destination.

(11)

(a)

Date and time at which the vehicle left

the place of excavation.

(b)

Approximate

time

expected

for

transport

(c)

Signature of the driver of the vehicle

transporting brick earth (should be

signed before the vehicle leaves the

excavation site)

Signature of the short term permit holder with seal or

the authorised person issuing the transport slip in the

excavation site.

Signature and date of the

Assistant Director of Geology and Mining /

Deputy Director of Geology and Mining with

Oﬃ ce seal.

CONDITIONS

(1) This Transport slip is intended for transportation of brick earth to the registered brick kiln units only.

(2) This Transport slip is not transferable.

(3) This Transport slip cannot be revalidated.

(4) A copy of this Transport slip should be kept in the excavation site with the short term permit holder or with the

person authorised by the short term permit holder in this behalf.

(5) The driver of the vehicle should be in possession of the Transport slip. The Transport slip should be shown

to any authorised oﬃ cer checking the vehicle in which the brick earth is transported”.

N. MURUGANANDAM,

Principal Secretary to Government.

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ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU