(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules where a mining lease has been sanctioned under the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960 and the mineral has been declared as minor mineral or where a mining lease has been sanctioned under the Rajasthan Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1986 and is pending for execution, shall be considered as if sanctioned under these rules subject to payment of 1[one time premium equal to two and half times of the dead rent which shall be payable] in advance and shall not be adjusted against dead rent or royalty:
2[ ] 1[Provided] that where sanction has been issued after determining premium through tender or auction, such grantee shall require to deposit only remaining amount of premium as per conditions of the sanction order before execution of lease deed.
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1. Substituted vide Notification dated 20.06.2017 2. Deleted vide Notification dated 20.06.2017
3. Inserted vide Notification dated 20.06.2017 4. Substituted vide Notification dated 30.08.2017
5. Substituted vide Notification dated 21.10.2022 9
Provided also that where the lease has been sanctioned in khatedari land, not owned by the grantee, registered consent deed of khatedar shall be submitted before execution of mining lease, if such consent deed is not submitted before execution of mining lease, the sanction shall be revoked and security deposit, premium amount and performance security deposited shall be forfeited, after providing an opportunity of being heard by issuing notice of thirty days.
(2) All cases covered under sub-rule (1) shall be protected subject to condition that mining lease shall be executed and registered within a period of 1[thirteen months] the date of commencement of these rules, failing which the right of such grantee shall be forfeited and in such cases, it would not be mandatory for the Government to issue any order in this regard.
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1. Substituted vide Notification dated 28.02.2018 10
CHAPTER III GRANT OF MINERAL CONCESSION