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

GOVERNMENT  OF  TAMIL  NADU

[R. Dis. No. 197/2009.

2023

[Price: Re. 0.80 Paise.

No. 371]

CHENNAI, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2023

Aippasi 9, Sobakiruthu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2054

Part III—Section 1(a)

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

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

III-1(a) Ex. (371)

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ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

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

[G.O. Ms. No. 5, Natural Resources (MME. 1), 26th October, 2023,

ஐப்பசி 9, ச‚ோபபகிருது, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2054.]

No. SRO A-33(b)/2023.

In exercise of the powers conferred by 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:-

Amendments.

(1) In the said Rules. - in rule 2, for clause (5-AA) the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-

"(5-AA) "Granite waste" means irregular pieces of granite which are not capable of being sold as dimensional

granite block and may be used as road metal or a raw material for production of manufactured sand or for

any other purpose";

(2) in rule 8-A, the sub-rule (13) shall be omitted;

(3) in rule 8-C, after sub-rule (10), the following sub-rule shall be added, namely:-

"(11) Granite waste may be sold as road metal or a raw material for production of manufactured sand or

for any other purpose with the permission of the District Collector. The rate of seigniorage fee for granite

waste shall be Rs. 100/- (Rupees one hundred only) per tonne."

K. PHANINDRA REDDY,

Additional Chief Secretary to Government (FAC).