(1) Save as provided in sub-sections (2) and (3), no person shall-
(a) have in his possession or sell mica extracted from a mica mine of which he is in possession and which is situated in a land of which he is not the proprietor, except under and in accordance with a miner‟s licence or a digger‟s permit;
(b) have in his possession or sell mica extracted from a mica mine of which he is in possession and which is situated in a land of which he is the proprietor except under and in accordance with a proprietor‟s certificate;
(c) have in his possession or sell mica extracted from a mica dump of which he is in possession, except under and in accordance with a miner‟s licence, a dealer‟s licence or a proprietor‟s certificate;
(d) buy mica, or have in his possession or sell mica extracted in a controlled area from a mica mine or mica dump of which he is not in possession or, mica imported into a controlled area from any place not situated in a controlled area, except under and in accordance with a dealer‟s licence;
(e) being a licensee, registered proprietor or digger, sell mica to any person resident or carrying on business in a controlled area, unless such person possesses a valid dealer‟s licence;
(f) being a person to whom a dealer‟s licence has been granted, buy mica from a person resident or carrying on business in a controlled area, unless such person is a licensee, registered proprietor or digger.
(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall apply to- Prohibition of, possession and trading in, mica without licence, proprietors‟ certificate or digger‟s permit.
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(a) the possession, sale or purchase of manufactured mica;
(b) the sale of mica by a licensee or registered proprietor to, or the purchase of mica from a licensee or registered proprietor by any person not resident or carrying on business in a controlled area; and
(c) the possession, sale or purchase of all mica other than manufactured mica under such circumstances and subject to such conditions as may, from time to time by notification, be specified by the Government.
(3) Any registered proprietor or licensee whose proprietor‟s certificate or licence ceases to be in force under sub-section (2) of section 4 or sub-section (2) of section 5 or is cancelled under sub-section (1) of section 30, shall be entitled, up to a date not later than six months after the date on which his licence or proprietor‟s certificate ceases to be in force or is cancelled, as the case may be, to sell or otherwise dispose of any mica which was in his possession on the date on which his licence or proprietor‟s certificate ceased to be in force or was cancelled.
(4) If any proprietor‟s certificate or licence ceases to be in force by reason of the death of the registered proprietor or the licensee, as the case may be, it shall be the duty of his legal representative, and if he has more than one legal representative, all legal representatives, to furnish to the Mica Officer within six months of the date of the death of the registered proprietor or the licensee a true and correct amount of any mica left in the possession of such registered proprietor or licensee on the date of his death.
(5) The Mica Officer may, after such inquiry as he thinks fit, by order, permit such legal representative or representatives to sell or otherwise dispose of any mica in [Act No.VII of 1957] 7 respect of which particulars have been furnished under sub-section (4), within such period, not exceeding six months from the date of the order, and subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the order.
(6) If any legal representative or representatives of any such deceased registered proprietor or licensee fails or fail to furnish a true and correct account of any mica, as required by sub-section (4) or to sell or otherwise dispose of any such mica within the period specified in an order under sub-section (5) or within such further time as may have been allowed by the Mica Officer in this behalf, the Mica Officer may order that such mica shall be forfeited to the State Government.
(7) If any proprietor‟s certificate or licence ceases to be in force by reason of the death of the registered proprietor or the licensee, the Mica Officer may, on application and after making such inquiry as he thinks fit grant a temporary proprietor‟s certificate or licence, as the case may be, to his heir or heirs for the unexpired period of such certificate or licence.
(8) Any person aggrieved by an order passed by the Mica Officer under sub-section (5) or sub-section (6) may, within thirty days from the date of order, appeal to the Collector of the District whose order shall be final:
Provided that where the order was passed under sub-section (5) or sub-section (6) by the Collector himself acting as Mica Officer, the appeal shall lie to the Government whose order thereon shall be final.