JHARKHAND GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 38 3 Poush, 1940(S) Ranchi; Wednesday, 23 th Janua… — LIST OF AMENDING ACTS

Haa TTa THE JHARKHAND GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 38 3 Poush, 1940(S) Ranchi; Wednesday, 23 th January, 2019 DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY MINES & GEOLOGY MINES & GEOLOGY DIVISION Notification 22 February, 2018 Notification No -547 -- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 15 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957) and in the light of Jharkhand Minor Mineral (Auction) Rules, 2017, the Government of Jharkhand hereby makes the following rules, namely: 1. Short title and commencement: 1) These rules may be called the Jharkhand Minor Minerals (Evidence of Mineral Contents _ Rules, 2018. 2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Application: These rules shall extend to the whole State of Jharkhand and shall apply to minor minerals as specified in clause (e) of section 3* of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957) (Schedule-II) 3. Definitions and interpretation: In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, a "Act means the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957); b. 'vidence of mineral contents > means the existence of mineral contents established by the process of geological exploration according to the norms fixed in Schedule-I of these Rules. C <Threshold value of minerals" - means the limits prescribed by the Indian Bureau of Mines or Government of Jharkhand from time to time based on the beneficiability and marketability of a mineral for a given region and for given 2 Jharkhand Gazette (Extraordinary), Wednesday, 23th January, 2019 time, below which the material obtained after mining can be discarded as waste; d: "Schedule" means the Schedule annexed to these rules; e The expressions General Explo