Mining Act Amendment Act 1965 (WA)

No. 13.] Mining. [1965.

MINING.

No. 13 of 1965.

AN ACT to amend the Mining Act, 19044964.

[Assented to 1st October, 1965.]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most ExcellentMajesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Short title 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Mining Act

and citation. Amendment Act, 1965.

Reprinted in	(2) In this Act the Mining Act, 1904-1964, is
Vol. 12 of the

Reprinted	referred to as the principal Act.
Acts.
Approved for
reprint, 23rd

April, 1958.	(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act may
and

amended by be cited as the Mining Act, 1904-1965.

Acts Nos. 23

of 1961,

82, 83 and 84

of 1963 and

45 of 1964.

1965.] Mining. [No. 13.

2. Section one hundred and eleven of the principal Ugded.

Act is amended

(a)	by substituting for the word, "lease" in line six of subsection (1), the passage, "mining lease, mining tenement, or other holding"; and
(b)	by inserting after the word, "lessee" where it occurs in each of lines two, three and six of the second proviso to subsection (1), the words, "or holder", in each case.

3. The principal Act is amended by adding after Mr.

section one hundred and twelve, the following

section-

112A. In order to remove any doubt that but oltedeantisoesu

for this section might arise, it is hereby =I= hundred and twelve of this Act, in respect of tailings or other mining material situated upon land comprised in mining tenements or other holdings surrendered, expired, forfeited or declared void, are deemed to have been lawfully granted under this Act and are hereby validated and confirmed. .

expressly declared that all licenses granted prior ,on,:„,inertig.

to the commencement of the Mining Act

4. Section three hundred and twenty-two of the amended.

principal Act is amended

(a)	by substituting for the words, "in the Court" in line ten of subsection (9), the words, "with the Commission"; and
(b)	by substituting for the word, "Court", being the last word in subsection (9), the word, "Commission".