01[20. XXX, 21. XXX, 22. XXX]

⁰¹[20. XXX, 21. XXX, 22. XXX]

01. Rule 20, 21 & 22 omitted by SRO 391/2020 w.e.f. 12.06.2020. Prior to omission it read as 

“20. Grant of quarrying permit.—On application made to him in form ‘A’, a private person in whom is vested the mineral rights in the lands owned by him may grant a quarrying permit to any Indian National to extract and remove from a specified land any minor mineral not exceeding 10,000 tonnes in quantity under one permit under the same conditions as specified in Chapter II under which the competent authority or the officer authorised by him in that regard may grant a quarrying permit in respect of lands in which the minerals vest in Government.

21. Duties of the grantor.—The private person who may grant a quarrying permit under Rule 20 shall submit to the competent authority or any officer empowered by him in this regard an attested true copy of the permit issued by him to any person, within thirty days of its grant. 

22. Prohibition of working of quarries.—If the Government or competent authority has reason to believe that the grant of a quarrying permit is in contravention of any of the provisions of this Chapter, the Government or the competent authority may, after giving the parties an opportunity of being heard, direct the parties concerned not to undertake any quarrying operations in the area to which the permit relates.”