Section 32, The Concessions Ordinance

(1) No person shall prospect for timber, rubber orproducts of the soil, within the Colony or Protectorate, a licence from the Governor in the form set forth in Schedule and every such licence shall be subject to a stamp duty of pounds. Every person contravening the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a penalty exceeding fifty pounds. (2) No person shall prospect for minerals, as defined in Minerals Ordinance, otherwise than in accordance with provisions of that Ordinance. (3) Every prospecting licence under sub-section (1) shall made out in the name of the individual applying for the and shall not be transferable. (4) It shall be lawful for any District Commissioner,_.__._.,,"'_...,,....._.." District Commissioner, Forestry Officer, Agricultural Officer, Police Officer to demand from any person prospecting for tim rubber or other products of the soil the production of a ......·VV.L.LVV. to prospect. If such person shall not produce a licence prospect duly granted to him and permit the officer U.VJl.L.LW.L.LU..Lu.;:, the production thereof to read such licence, it shall be for such officer to require such person to declare to immediately his name and place of residence, and if such DeJrson shall refuse to declare his name and place of residence as aforesaid, or shall declare a false name or false place of residence, he shall be guilty of an offence, and on conviction before a Magistrate be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds, or in default to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months. And every such person so refusing or declaring a false name or false place of residence may be arrested and taken before a Magistrate. Concessions [Cap. 121 1255 :<· (l) :No person other than the holder of an (a) concession Nohperhsons ' 33 · h ll · · · h" h C l ot er t an · ed in sectiOn 2 s a carry on mmmg Wit m t e o ony holders of a,S defitnectorate otherwise than in accordance with the provisions (f!) conces- Vro . O d" b . swns to carry or J- h :Minerals Ordmance, or any r mance su st1tuted for on mining of t e except under .he saiJ1e. the Minerals t Z) It shall be lawful for the holder of an (a) concession to Ordinance. ( ence and carry on any operation for winning and obtaining Cap. 196. co,!Xl~als in and under the land comprised in such concession !))1:-~ct only to the terms and conditions contained in such su J ession and the provisions of this Ordinance. cone SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO MINING 34 Notwithstanding anything in this Ordinance contained Mining a:nd • f h . h ll d . . prospectmg holder o t e concessiOn s a con uct any mmmg or prohibited n~ospecting operations underground unless he holds a licence ~xcept under from the Chief Inspector of Mines authorising him to do so which cence. licence shall not be unreasonably withheld.