Section 23Part 2 — Prospecting
Obligations under a licence
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The holder of a licence shall, during the currency of the licence, adequately carry on to the satisfaction of the Governor bona fide prospecting operations on the lands included in the area in respect of which the licence has been granted:
that the Governor, may on the written application of the holder, suspend the obligation imposed by this subsection in respect of any licence for such time as the Governor may think fit.
The holder of a licence shall, during the currency of the licence, keep all excavations, whether made prior to the grant of the licence or during the currency of the licence, secured to the satisfaction of the Governor in such a manner as to prevent persons or stock inadvertently entering them.
The holder of a licence, if not personally residing on the land the subject of the licence or, in the opinion of the Governor, not residing sufficiently near to give continuous supervision to prospecting operations being conducted on such land, shall at all times have so residing a responsible agent in charge of such operations and shall forthwith notify the Governor of every appointment of such an agent and of any change in such appointment.