Offshore Areas Mineral Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2019

No: ---- Dated: Aug, 23 2019

MINISTRY OF MINES

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 23rd August, 2019

G.S.R. 595(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 35 of the Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002, the Central Government hereby makes the following rules to amend the Offshore Areas Mineral Concession Rules, 2006, namely:—

1. (1) These rules may be called the Offshore Areas Mineral Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2019.

 (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Offshore Areas Mineral Concession Rules, 2006, after rule 3, the following rule shall be
inserted, namely:—

“3A. Prohibition on grant of permit, licence or lease in respect of atomic minerals.—No reconnaissance permit, exploration licence or production lease of atomic minerals shall be granted to any person, except the Government or a Government Company or a Corporation owned or controlled by the Government”

[F. No. 1/2/2019-M.VI]
A. K. NAYAK, Jt. Secy.

Foot note: The Offshore Areas Mineral Concession Rules, 2006 were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section(i), dated the 3rd November, 2006 and came into force w.e.f 15th January, 2010 vide notification number S.O. 338(E), dated 11th February, 2010. 

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