Community - All community development agreements, community development agreement [ ] reports and community development annual semi-annual agreements expenditure reports (including all required attachments) submitted by past and and present holders of a mining right in furtherance of these regulations shall be open periodic to free inspection by members of the public at the [Mining Cadastre Office, reports during normal Government office hours. Department of Mines, Ministry] available to the public On payment of the fee prescribed in Schedule 1 of these regulations, any member of the Public shall be entitled to obtain a copy from the [Mining of any community development Cadastre Office, Department of Mines, Ministry] agreement, community development agreement [ ] report, or semi-annual community development annual expenditure report submitted by a past or present holder of a mining right. A community development agreement, community development agreement annual reports and community development annual expenditure reports (including all required attachments) submitted by the holder of a mining right in furtherance of these regulations shall be open to free inspection by any member of the qualified community party to such agreement at the office of the mining right holder located closest to that community during normal office hours. When a mining right is transferred to another party, the transferee shall be Transfer deemed to assume all rights and obligations of the transferor under any community development agreement relating to the mining right. Penalties A person who contravenes regulation 18(1) is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding [X]. deleted –Section The holder of a mining right that currently is in force but which was Regulations to apply to granted prior to the adoption of these regulations is subject to these regulations preexisting and shall be in compliance with them no later than two calendar years from the mining publication date of these regulations. rights Should at any time any inconsistency occur between a provision in these Regulations to prevail if regulations and terms or conditions in a mining agreement approved by the inconsistent Government as an act of law, these regulations shall prevail unless such with mining agreement came into force after these regulations and it specifically states that the agreement mining agreement provisions shall prevail.
Community agreements and periodic reports available to the public - All community development agreements, community development agreement [ semi-annual ] reports and community development annual expenditure reports (including all required attachments) submitted by past and present holders of a mining right in furtherance of these regulations shall be open to free inspection by members of the public at the [Mining Cadastre Office, Department of Mines, Ministry] during normal Government office hours. On payment of the fee prescribed in Schedule 1 of these regulations, any member of the Public shall be entitled to obtain a copy from the [Mining Cadastre Office, Department of Mines, Ministry] of any community development agreement, community development agreement [ semi-annual ] report, or community development annual expenditure report submitted by a past or present holder of a mining right. A community development agreement, community development agreement annual reports and community development annual expenditure reports (including all required attachments) submitted by the holder of a mining right in furtherance of these regulations shall be open to free inspection by any member of the qualified community party to such agreement at the office of the mining right holder located closest to that community during normal office hours. Transfer When a mining right is transferred to another party, the transferee shall be deemed to assume all rights and obligations of the transferor under any community development agreement relating to the mining right. Penalties A person who contravenes regulation 18(1) is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding [X]. –Section deleted Regulations to apply to preexisting mining rights The holder of a mining right that currently is in force but which was granted prior to the adoption of these regulations is subject to these regulations and shall be in compliance with them no later than two calendar years from the publication date of these regulations. Regulations to prevail if inconsistent with mining agreement Should at any time any inconsistency occur between a provision in these regulations and terms or conditions in a mining agreement approved by the Government as an act of law, these regulations shall prevail unless such agreement came into force after these regulations and it specifically states that the mining agreement provisions shall prevail.
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