RULE-121

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 VI MISCELLANEOUS 121. Offences and penalties. - (1) Any person who carries on reconnaissance, exploration or mining operations in Balochistan except under and in accordance with a mineral title or a mineral concession. (2) Am person who (a) makes or causes to be made in connection with any application under these Rules, any statement knowing it to be false or misleading; (b) submits or causes to be submitted in connection with (i) any such application; or (ii) any notice, report, return or statement issued or given under any provision of these Rules; or (iii) the conditions of any title or concession any document, information or particulars which is false or misleading knowing it to be false or misleading; (c) fraudulently and with the intent to mislead any other person to believe that a mineral or group of minerals exists at any place, places or deposits or causes to be so placed or deposited any mineral or group of minerals in or at any such place; or (d) fraudulently and with intent to deceive mingles or causes to be mingled with any sample of ore any substance which will increase the value or nature of the ore, (3) Any person who wilfully- (a) makes or causes to be made or concurs in making, a false entry in the Titles Register or the Concession Register; (b) produces or tenders in evidence, a document falsely purporting to be a copy of an extract from an entry in the Titles Register or Concession Register. (4) Any person who - (a) in purported compliance with a notice under Rule 115(1)(a) to furnish information to the licensing authority, knowingly or recklessly furnishes information that is false or misleading in a material particular; or (b) when attending before any person under a requirement referred to in sub-rule (1) (b) of Rule 115 or furnishing any data to any person under a requirement referred to in sub-rule (1) (c) of that Rule, knowingly or recklessly makes a statement that is, or furnishes any data that are, false or misleading in a material particular, (4) Any person who - (a) without reasonable excuse obstructs, molests or hinders an authorised officer in the carrying out of that officer's functions under these Rules; or (b) knowingly or recklessly makes a statement or produces a document that is false or misleading in a material particular to all authorised officer carrying out functions under this Rule. (6) The provisions of the Fifth Schedule as amended by Notification in the Official Gazette from time to time, shall apply in respect of contravention of any of the sub-Rules of this Rule specified in that Schedule. (7) Penalties as per details given in paragraph 1 of the Fifth Schedule shall be imposed by the Licensing Authority or by an officer authorised by him and those in paragraph 2, through appropriate court.