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BALUCHISTAN MARBLE AND COAL (PERMIT/RAHDARI PROCEDURE) RULES, 1978 BALUCHISTAN MARBLE AND COAL (PERMIT/RAHDARI PROCEDURE) RULES, 1978 [Gazette of Baluchistan, Extraordinary, 24th April, 1979] No. S. O. (MD) 1-20/77.-In exercise of the powers conferred by section 10 of the Baluchistan Marble and Coal Minerals (Control of Movement) Ordinance, 1978, the Government of Baluchistan is pleased to make the following rules;---- 1. Short title, extent and commencement. (1) These rules may be called the Baluchistan Marble and Coal (Permit/Rahdari Procedure) Rules, 1978. (2) These rules shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions.-In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions shall have the meaning hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say;--- (a) "Dealer" means, the person/individual/agency association carrying on business of selling and purchase of Marble and Coal, other than a Mining Concessionaire. (b) "Form" means, the form attached to these rules. (c) "Mining Goncessionaire" means, the person to whom concession of licence or lease for marble and coal has been granted under the Baluchistan Mining Concession Rules, 1970. 3. Information to be provided in Application for the Grant of Permit/ Rahdari.-(1) Every application for a permit/rahdari to despatch coal or marble from the Province of Baluchistan to other Provinces shall be made in Form PR-1. (2) Any dealer, before making an application for the grant of a permit/ rahdari shall get himself registered with the Licensing Authority on the form PR-2. The permit/rabdari shall be issued in Form PR-3 to the Registered dealers only. The application for Registration should be accompanied by a challan of Rs. 100 as Registration Fee to be deposited under the Receipted Head of Account "XLVI-Misc-K-Receipts-Arising out of Mines-Oil Fields and Mineral Development (Government Control) Act, 1948. The initial period of Registration shall be one year and removable for like periods. (3) On receipt of the application for permit/rahdari the Licensing Authority may, after examining the relevant material produced by the dealer, issue a permit/rahdari, in Form PR-3 subject to the following conditions :- (a) The permit/rahdari shall be issued for a period not exceeding three months fro the date of issue of the permit/rahdari. The permit/rahdari shall, however be extendable for another period of three months on submission of application quoting sufficient cause for not removing the mineral within the specific period. (b) The despatch/removal of coal and marble shall be completed within the period specified in the permit/rahdari. (e) The permit shall be returned to the Licensing Authority on expiry of the specified period after it is certified by the Mining Concessionnaire, that the conditions of the permit/rahdari have been duly satisfied in the prescribed manner. (d) The application for grant of permit/rahdari may be rejected by the Licensing Authority without giving any reason therefor. (e) The Licensing Authority may cancel any such permit/rahdari if he is satisfied that any of these rules are being infringed by the dealer concerned. 4. Submission of Monthly Returns.-The dealer shall submit to the Licensing Authority a monthly return in Form PR-4 regularly so as to reach the Licensing Authority before 7th of each ensuing month. A `NIL' return has to be submitted even if there is no despatch in a month. 5. Maintenance of Register.-The Licensing Authority shall keep a Register in the Form PR-5 wherein the particulars of the registeration of the dealer may be maintained properly. Record of the accounts of purchase and disposal shall be maintained in a Register in form PR-4 by the Licensing Authority. 6. Appeal.-Aggrieved by a decision of the Licensing Authority an appeal shall lie to the Government within thirty (30) days of the date of the decision. The decision of the Government shall be final. [Note-For Forms PR-1 to PR-5 please see Gazette of Baluchistan, Extraordinary, No. 35, dated 24th April, 1979].