INDUSTRIES, INVESTMENT PROMOTION AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT - Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1959

No. 552] CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2022 Karthigai 28, Subakiruthu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2053

Part III—Section 1(a)

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

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

INDUSTRIES, INVESTMENT PROMOTION AND COMMERCE DEPARTMENT

AMENDMENTS TO THE TAMIL NADU MINOR MINERAL CONCESSION RULES, 1959.

[G.O. Ms. No. 244, Industries, Investment Promotion and Commerce (MMC.1), 14th December 2022,

கார்த்திகை 28, சுபகிருது, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2053.]

No. SRO A-26(f)/2022.

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:-

A(cid:3477)(cid:3469)(cid:3478)(cid:3468)(cid:3477)(cid:3469)(cid:3478)(cid:3484)(cid:3483)

In the said Rules,-

(1) in rule 7, in sub-rule (5), for the expression " Earth commonly called as savudu", the expression "ordinary earth which is used for fi lling or leveling purpose in construction work, embankments, roads, railways and buildings" shall be substituted;

(2) in rule 12,--

(a) the expression "savudu" wherever it occurs shall be omitted;

(b) in sub-rule (2),-

(i) in clause (a), the expression "(except Chennai, Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur Districts)" shall be omitted;

(ii) in the second proviso to clause (b), for the expression 'earth', the expression "ordinary earth" shall be substituted;

(c) in sub-rule (2-A), in clause (a), for the expression "earth", the expression "ordinary earth" shall be substituted;

(d) in sub-rule (4), for the expression "earth", the expression "ordinary earth" shall be substituted;

(4) in rule 36-A, for the expression "earth", wherever it occurs, the expression "ordinary earth" shall be substituted;

(5) in rule 36-B, in the proviso to sub-rule (1), for the expression "earth", the expression "ordinary earth" shall be substituted; and

(6) in APPENDIX II, under the heading "A. SEIGNIORAGE FEE", in the tabular column, in column (2), against Serial Number 4 in column (1), for the expression "Earth", the expression "Ordinary earth" shall be substituted.

S. KRISHNAN,

Additional Chief Secretary to Government.