RULE-76

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 IV SPECIAL PROVISION RELATING TO SMALL SCALE MINING Division-2 Prospecting Licence 76. Application for prospecting licence. - (1) An application for the grant of a prospecting licence shall be in the respective form set out in the Seventh Schedule. (a) in the case of an individual, the full names, nationality, date of birth and the postal and residential address of the person; (b) In case of a partnership firm an authenticated copy of partnership deed, and in the case of Registered firm, a copy of the Registration Certificate from Registrar of the Firms/Companies. (c) in the case of a company, its name, particulars of its incorporation and registration, its registered address and principal place of business in Balochistan and the names, addresses and nationalities of the directors and shareholders of the company; (d) the applicant's financial and technical resources; (e) shall be accompanied by a non-refundable fee specified in the First Schedule. (f) shall be accompanied by 16 copies of the map duly signed and showing the boundaries and areas of the land in respect of which the prospecting has been applied for. The map shall be prepared from Survey of Pakistan. Map of the scale 1,50,000 or nearest scale available. (g) shall in relation to the minerals specified in the first column of the Fourth Schedule, be made in respect of the area of land specified in the third and fourth columns of that Schedule, in relation to each such mineral; (h) shall identify the minerals in respect of which the licence is required; (i) shall be accompanied by such documents As the licensing authority may require in relation to any matter referred to in Rule 72 or this Rule; and (j) may contain any other matter, which, in the opinion of the applicant, is relevant to the application.