Act No. 102, 1902.
An Act to amend the Gold and Mineral Dredg ing
| Act, 1809. | [17th December, 1902.] |
BE it enac ted by the K i n g ' s Mos t Exce l len t Majesty, by and with,
| t h e advice and consent of t he Legislat ive Council and Legislat ive Assembly of N e w South Wales in P a r l i a m e n t assembled, and by | the |
| a u t h o r i t y | of t h e | same, as follows | :— |
| 1. This A c t m a y be cited as t he " Gold and Minera l | Dredg ing |
| (Amend ing ) Ac t , 1902,"' and shall be cons t rued wi th t he Gold | and |
| Mine ra l | Dredg ing Ac t , ]S99 , hereinaf ter | in this A c t t e rmed the |
| Pr inc ipa l | Act . |
2. The year ly r en t payable to t he Crown for any Crown land comprised in a lease; unde r t he Pr inc ipa l A c t shall , after t he commence m e n t of this Act , be two shill ings and sixpence for every acre of such land.
| to t he Minis te r to au thor i se such amalgamat ion . The Minis te r shall refer every such appl ica t ion to t h e warden, who shal l inqui re in open cou r t as to t he applicat ion, and report thereon to t he Minis ter . | The |
3. A roya l ty of one per c e n t u m on the value of all gold or o ther minera ls won from any land, leased unde r t he Pr incipal Act , shal l be payable to t h e Crown, a t t he t imes, and in t h e manne r , prescribed by regula t ions , in addi t ion to a n y r en t payable in respect of such land.
| 4 . W h e r e | i t is desired | t h a t | any lease or leases u n d e r | t h e |
Pr inc ipa l A c t shall be ama lgama ted w i t h any lease or leases for d redging purposes g ran ted unde r the M i n i n g Ac t of 1874 or t h e
| M i n i n g A c t F u r t h e r A m e n d m e n t | A c t of | 1884, applicat ion | m a y | be | made |
The Minis te r on receipt of such repor t m a y refuse or au thor i se
such amalgamat ion , and in t h e la t t e r case such ama lgama t ion shall he
effected in such m a n n e r a n d t h e a m a l g a m a t e d leases shal l he subject
| to such condit ions as are prescribed b y regula t ions m a d e in t h a t | behalf. |
| 5 . | The Governor m a y m a k e | regula t ions | for | ca r ry ing | ou t | t h e |
| provisions of th is A c t and in pa r t i cu la r | for assessing and secur ing | the |
| p a y m e n t | of | any roya l ty | payable | t he r eunde r , | a n d | for | t h a t | purpose |
may in those regula t ions prescribe t h e r e t u r n s to be m a d e by lessees and persons work ing a n y land leased as in section two ment ioned, or receiving gold or o ther minera l s from any such land, and m a y author ise t he e n t r y upon a n y land and t h e t a k i n g of any ore or m e t a l won therefrom, a n d impose any pena l ty no t exceeding fifty pounds for any breach of such regula t ions .
| T h e provisions of | t h e P r inc ipa l A c t | in respect of | regula t ions |
| made unde r t h a t A c t shall app ly to regula t ions | m a d e | unde r | th i s | Ac t . |