Section 64, Cap 196

Before granting a mining lease or an exclusive prospecting Surveyors.licence, the Governor shall require the area of the land to be included to be surveyed by a Government surveyor, or if no Government surveyor is available then by a surveyor approved by the Governor, and the cost of such survey shall be paid by the person applying for the lease or licence in accordance with the prescribed scale : Provided that in the case of an exclusive prospecting licence the area may be exempt from survey on the recommendation of the Chief Inspector of Mines.