(1) The mining plan shall be submitted to the officer specified in clause (a) of sub-rule (1) of rule 13.
(2) Every mining plan submitted for approval under sub-rule (1) shall be accompanied by such fee as may be specified by the Indian Bureau of Mines.
(3) The Indian Bureau of Mines shall dispose of the application for approval of the mining plan within a period of ninety days from the date of receiving of such application:
Provided that the aforesaid period of ninety days shall be applicable only if the mining plan is complete in all respects, and in case of any modifications subsequently suggested by the Indian Bureau of Mines after the initial submission of the mining plan for approval, the said period shall be applicable from the date on which such modifications are carried out and submitted afresh to the approving authority of Indian Bureau of Mines.
(4) The approving authority of the mining plan may, by an order in writing, at any time direct modification of the mining plan or impose such conditions in the mining plan as it may consider necessary.
(5) Any person aggrieved by any order made or direction issued in respect of mining plan by an officer of the Indian Bureau of Mines competent to approve mining plans other than the Chief Controller of Mines, Indian Bureau of Mines may within thirty days of the communication of such order or direction, apply to the authority to whom the said officer is immediately subordinate, for the revision of the order or direction:
Provided that any such application may be entertained after the said period of thirty days if the applicant satisfies the authority that he had sufficient cause for not making the application within time.
(6) On receipt of any application for revision under sub-rule (5), the authority shall give the aggrieved person a reasonable opportunity of being heard and may, within three months, confirm, modify or set aside the order made or direction issued.
(7) Any person aggrieved by an order made or direction issued by the Chief Controller of Mines, Indian Bureau of Mines, concerning approval of mining plan may within thirty days of the communication of such order or direction, apply to the Controller General, Indian Bureau of Mines for a revision of such order or direction and his decision thereon shall be final:
Provided that any such application may be entertained after the said period of thirty days, if the applicant satisfies the Controller General, Indian Bureau of Mines that he had sufficient cause for not making the application in time.
(8) On receipt of an application under sub-rule (7), the Controller General, Indian Bureau of Mines may confirm, modify or set aside the order or direction issued by the Chief Controller of Mines, Indian Bureau of Mines within a period of ninety days from the date of receipt of such application.