| 1 |
Short title, extent and commencement. | Read |
| 2 |
Declaration as to expediency of Union Control. | Read |
| 3 |
Definitions. | Read |
| 4 |
Prospecting or mining operations to be under licence or lease. | Read |
| 4A |
Termination of prospecting licences, exploration licences or mining leases. | Read |
| 4B |
Conditions for efficiency in production. | Read |
| 5 |
Restrictions on the grant of mineral concession. | Read |
| 6 |
Maximum area for which mineral concession may be granted. | Read |
| 7 |
Periods for which prospecting licences may be granted or renewed. | Read |
| 8 |
Periods for which mining leases may be granted or renewed. | Read |
| 8A |
Period of grant of a mining lease for minerals other than coal, lignite and atomic minerals. | Read |
| 8B |
Provisions for transfer of statutory clearances. | Read |
| 9 |
Royalties in respect of mining leases. | Read |
| 9A |
Dead rent to be paid by the lessee. | Read |
| 9B |
District Mineral Foundation. | Read |
| 9C |
National Mineral Exploration Trust. | Read |
| 10 |
Application for mineral concession. | Read |
| 10A |
Rights of existing concession holders and applicants. | Read |
| 10B |
Grant of mining lease in respect of notified minerals through auction. | Read |
| 10BA |
Grant of exploration licence for minerals specified in Seventh Schedule through auction. | Read |
| 10C |
Omitted. | Read |
| 11 |
Grant of composite licence through auction in respect of minerals other than notified minerals. | Read |
| 11A |
Granting of mineral concession or composite licence in respect of coal or lignite. | Read |
| 11B |
Power of Central Government to make rules for regulating atomic minerals specified under Part B of First Schedule. | Read |
| 11C |
Power of Central Government to amend First Schedule and Fourth Schedule. | Read |
| 11D |
Central Government to conduct auction for grant of mining lease or composite licence in respect of minerals specified in Part D of First Schedule. | Read |
| 12 |
Registers of prospecting licences and mining leases. | Read |
| 12A |
Transfer of mineral concessions. | Read |
| 13 |
Power of Central Government to make rules in respect of minerals. | Read |
| 13A |
Power of Central Government to make rules for grant of prospecting licences or mining leases in respect of territorial waters or continental shelf of India. | Read |
| 14 |
[Sections 5 to 13] not to apply to minor minerals. | Read |
| 15 |
Power of State Governments to make rules in respect of minor minerals. | Read |
| 15A |
Power of State Government to collect funds for District Mineral Foundation in case of minor minerals. | Read |
| 16 |
Power to modify mining leases granted before 25th October, 1949. | Read |
| 17 |
Special powers of Central Government to undertake prospecting or mining operations in certain lands. | Read |
| 17A |
Reservation of areas for purposes of conservation. | Read |
| 18 |
Mineral development. | Read |
| 18A |
Power to authorise Geological Survey of India, etc., to make investigation. | Read |
| 19 |
Mineral concession to be void if in contravention of Act. | Read |
| 20 |
Act and rules to apply to all renewals of prospecting licences and mining leases. | Read |
| 20A |
Power of Central Government to issue directions. | Read |
| 21 |
Penalties. | Read |
| 22 |
Cognizance of offences. | Read |
| 23 |
Offences by companies. | Read |
| 23A |
Compounding of offences. | Read |
| 23B |
Power to search. | Read |
| 23C |
Power of State Government to make rules for preventing illegal mining, transportation and storage of minerals. | Read |
| 24 |
Power of entry and inspection. | Read |
| 24A |
Rights and liabilities of a holder of prospecting licence or mining lease. | Read |
| 25 |
Recovery of certain sums as arrears of land revenue. | Read |
| 26 |
Delegation of powers. | Read |
| 27 |
Protection of action taken in good faith. | Read |
| 28 |
Rules and notifications to be laid before Parliament and certain rules to be approved by Parliament. | Read |
| 29 |
Existing rules to continue. | Read |
| 30 |
Power of revision by Central Government. | Read |
| 30A |
Special provisions relating to mining leases for coal granted before 25th October, 1949. | Read |
| 30B |
Constitution of Special Courts. | Read |
| 30C |
Special Courts to have powers of Court of Session. | Read |
| 31 |
Relaxation of rules in special cases. | Read |
| 32 |
[Repealed]. | Read |
| 33 |
Validation of certain acts and indemnity | Read |
