Mining for Coal and Mineral Oil Acts Amendment Act of 1941 (6 Geo Vi No. 2) (Qld)

MINING. 6 GEO. VI. No. 2, 1941. Mining for Coal and Mineral Oil, Efc,., Act. 229 An Act to Amend "The Mining for Coal and 6 GEO. VI. Mineral Oil Acts, 1912 to 1940," in certain MI: ~ : ~ OR p a r t I · CU I ars. COAL AND MINERAL OIL ACTS AMENDMENT [ASSENTED TO 12TH DEOEMBER, 1941.] Al~ T41~ F 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 Mining for Coal Short title and Mineral Oil Acts Amendment Act of 1941," and shall and be read as one with *" The Mining for Coal and Mineral construction. Oil Acts, 1912 to 1940," herein referred to as the Principal Act. The Principal Act and this Act may be cited Collective collectively as "The Mining for Coal and Mineral Oil title. Acts, 1912 to 1941." Amendments of the Principal Act. 2. The following paragraph is inserted after the Amendment first paragraph of subsection six of section seven of the of B. 7 (6). Principal Act, namely:- " Two or more leases for mining for mineral oil the property of the same lessee, and the aggregate area of which does not exceed six hundred and forty acres, may, in the discretion of the Minister, be amalgamated." 3. Section thirteen of the Principal Act is amended Amendment as follows:- of s. 13. (i.) In the first paragraph thereof the words "a covenant and condition" are repealed and the words " covenants and a condition" are inserted in lieu thereof. (ii.) The following sub-paragraphs, lettered (b) and (c), are inserted after sub-paragraph (a) of the first paragraph thereof, namely:- " (b) To undertake the production of mineral oil from material obtained from the land * 3 G. 5 No. 6 and amending Acts. See v. 6, pp. 578 et seq.

230 MINING. Mining for Coal and Mineral Oil, Etc., Act. 6 GEO. VI. No. 2, 1941. demised at the earliest date consistent with the proper development of the deposits of such material thereon. In the event of any dispute concerning such date to accept and observe the decision of the Minister thereon. The production by a person other than the lessee of mineral oil from material obtained from the land demised shall be a breach of this covenant unless the consent of the Minister was obtained before such other person commenced such production and unless both the lessee and such other person observe the terms and conditions, if any, stipulated by the Minister. (c) That material obtained from the land demised or mineral oil produced from such material will not be sold or otherwise disposed of without the prior consent of the Minister and that the terms and conditions, if any, stipulated by the Minister when giving such consent will be observed." (iii. ) Sub-paragraph (b) of the first paragraph thereof is relettered (d) and the said sub-paragraph as so relettered is amended by repealing the words" aforesaid covenant" and by inserting the words " aforesaid covenants or any of them" in lieu of such repealed words. OIL SHALE MINE WORKERS' PENSIONS. See MINING. PENSIONS. See MINING.