(1) The Mica Officer shall, on the application of any person and on production by such person of an instrument registered by him under section 10, grant to such person a digger‟s permit.
(2) A fee of one rupee shall be payable for a digger‟s permit and no such permit shall be granted until such fee has been paid.
(3) A permit granted under sub-section (1) shall be in force for one year or for the period stated in the instrument referred to in sub-section (1), whichever is less.
(4) Every such permit shall specify—
(a) the period for which it is in force;
(b) the area within which the digger is authorised to extract mica;
(c) the route or routes along which the digger shall transport mica; and
(d) the place or places at which the digger shall sell mica.
(5) No person holding a digger‟s permit shall have in his possession any mica not extracted from the area specified in his permit.
12. Any officer authorised in this behalf by the Government may inspect any mica mine worked by a digger, and the digger shall afford such officer every facility for inspecting such mine.
13. Every licensee, registered proprietor or digger shall notify to the prescribed authority and in the prescribed Grant of digger‟s permit.
Inspection of mine worked by digger.
Licensee, registered proprietor and digger to notify places used for storing mica.
12 [Act No. VII of 1957] manner all pIaces used by him, whether for storing mica or for preparing the same for sale, and shall afford such authority every facility for inspecting such places.