Coal Mining Acts Amendment Act of 1947 (No. 2) (11 Geo Vi No. 40) (Qld)

MINING. II GEO. VI. No. 40, 1947. Coal Mining Acts Amendment Act (No. 2). 253 An Act to Amend "The Coal Mining Acts, 1925 to 11 N G o E . O 4 . 0 V . I. 1947," in a certain particular. THE COAL MINING ACTS AMENDMENT [ASSENTED TO 9TH DECEMBER, 1947.] ACT OF 1947 (No. 2). B E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:- 1. This Act may be cited as "The Coal Mining Short title Acts Amendment Act of 1947 (No 2)," and shall be read~ ~~ struction. as one with *"The Coal Mining Acts, 1925 to 1947," herein referred to as the Principal Act. The Principal Act and this Act may be cited Collective collectively as " The Coal Mining Acts, 1925 to 1947."- title. Amendment of the Principal Act. 2. Section thirteen of the Principal Act is repealed Repeal of and the following section is inserted in lieu thereof, : ~ tnew namely:- "[13.J (1.) In addition to the yearly rent there Royalty shall be reserved in every coal mining lease, whether granted before, on, or after the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight, a royalty on coal won, on or after such date, from the land comprised in such lease, at the following rates :- For the first one million tons in any calendar year, six pence per ton; For the next one million tons in any calendar year, three pence per ton; For each ton thereafter in any calendar year, one penny per ton. (2.) For the purpose of ascertaining the royalty to be paid, coal shall be weighed after crushing, screening and grading except that coal sold or used without such treatment shall be weighed before being sold or used. A royalty will not be payable on duff except duff actually sold. (3.) Two or more leases held by the same lessee and worked as a single coal mine shall be deemed to be one lease for the purposes of this section. " * 16 G. 5 No. 30 and amending Acts.

254 Saving. MINING. - - -- - -- - -- - -- - ~ Miners' Homestead Leases, Etc., Act. 11 GEO. VI. No. 30, 3. The royalty on coal reserved under section thirteen of the Principal Act in any lease granted prior to and in force at the passing of this Act shall be and continue to be the royalty payable to the Crown on coal won, on or before the thirty-first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven, from the land comprised in such lease as if this Act had not been passed. llN~ . E~ O. VI. An Act to Amend" The Miners' Homestead Leases H~ r: : ~: : D Acts, 1913 to 1939," in certain particulars. LEASES ACTS AMENDMENT ACT OF 1947. [ASSENTED TO 24TH NOVEMBER, 1947.] I )E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, . ) by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:- Short title 1. This Act may be cited as " The Miners' Homestead :!truction. Leases Acts Amendment Act of 1947," and shall be read as one with *" The Miners' Homestead Leases Acts, 1913 to 1939," herein referred to as the Principal Act. Collective The Principal Act and this Act may be collectively title. cited as "The Miners' Homestead Leases Acts, 1913 to 1947." No further 2. (1.) From and after the date of the passing of m l h e o a imn se ee s rsstt' oeab d e tghriasntAedct unnodefrurtthheerPrminicniepras'l Ahocmt, eastnedadnolelaasneds sshhaallll bbee granted. available for application or for sale as miners' homesteads except as miners' homestead perpetual leases. (2.) All miners' homestead leases granted under the principal Act and subsisting at the date of the passing of this Act shall, until the same are surrendered or resumed or the existing title thereto is otherwise deter- mined, continue to be subject to *" The JJliners' Homestead Leases Acts, 1913 to 1947," as if this section had not been passed. ( 3~) Any application for a miner's homestead lease made and recommended by the warden under the Principal Act but not finally approved at the date of the passing of this Act may, at the option of the applicant, be treated and finally dealt with as an application for a miner's homestead perpetual lease. * 4 G. 5 No. 14 and amending Acts.