RULE-71

BALOCHISTAN MINERAL RULES, 2002 BALOCHISTAN MINERAL RULES, 2002 [Gazette of Balochistan, Extraordinary, 9th March, 2002] No. S.O.(MR)4-6/2002, dated 8-1-2002.--In exercise of the powers conferred by section 2, of the Regulation of Mines and Oil-Fields and Mineral Development (Government Control) Act, 1948, (XXIV of 1948) the Government of Balochistan is pleased to make the flowing Rules:-- PART III MINERAL TITLES AND MINERAL CONCESSIONS Division-8 Miscellaneous provisions 71. Rights over data.-(1) Subject to sub-rule (2), the Government shall have the exclusive right to all data including geological, geophysical, geochemical, petrophysical, engineering, pit logs maps, magnetic tapes, cores and production data, as well as all interpretative and derivative data including reports, studies, analyses, interpretations, bulk sampling results, assaying results; evaluations and other information" in respect of exploration or mining operations. (2) Subject to sub-rule (3), the holder of a mineral title or mineral concession shall have the right to make use of the data referred to in sub-rule (1), free of cost, for the purpose of exploration or mining operations and to retain copies or samples of material or information constituting the data. (3) Data permitted to be used or retained as provided in sub-rule (2), which is not in the public domain, shall not be disclosed to any person without the prior consent of the licensing authority, except - (i) as may be necessary for the purpose of, or in connection with, exploration and mining operations; or' (ii) as required by law, or for the purpose of arbitration or litigation.