Section 14Part 1 — Introductory and General
Land under mining lease, etc., required for public purposes
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14. (1) Whenever any land, being the whole or part of the area of a mining lease, is required by the Governor for any public purpose he shall give notice to that effect to the holder of such lease, and such holder shall remove therefrom, before a date to be specified in such notice, any works, buildings, plant or other of his property, and such mining lease shall, in respect of the land required, be determined as from such date.
In any such case, where the holder of a mining lease has received any notice under subsection (1), he shall be entitled to receive out of general revenue compensation for any disturbance of passageways, works, buildings, plant or other property belonging to him, but not for disturbance of his mining rights; and compensation payable to such holder under this section shall, if not agreed upon between the parties, be determined by a Judge of the Grand Court on application by either party.
Whenever any land temporarily occupied by the holder of a prospecting right or occupied under an exclusive prospecting licence or water right is required by the Governor for any public purpose, he shall give notice to that effect to the holder of the right or licence, and such holder shall, not later than thirty days from the date of notice or within such further period as the Governor may allow, remove from the land so occupied any works, buildings, plant or other property belonging to him, temporarily erected or placed thereon and shall cease to occupy such land; and such holder shall not be entitled to any compensation for any such disturbance.
A notice given under this section by the Governor that land is required for a public purpose shall be conclusive evidence of that fact. Section 15 Mining Law Page 14 Revised as at 9th day of September, 1997 c