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18[11. Movement permits and its register

The permit holder shall be granted movement permit in Form M of the Kerala Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Storage and Transportation) Rules, 2015 for removal of minor minerals from the area under the quarrying permit on the payment of royalty. Details regarding the issue of movement permit shall be entered in the register kept for the purpose. On getting movement permit the permit holder shall obtain mineral transit passes under the Kerala Minerals (Prevention of Illegal mining, Storage and Transportation) Rules, 2015 for transportation of minerals from the area under permit: 

Provided that in cases where statutory licences from authorities other than the competent authority under these rules are required for working of a quarry, the permit holder shall produce such statutory licences for obtaining movement permit under these rules and mineral transit passes under the Kerala Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Storage and Transportation) Rules,2015.]


18. Rule 11 substituted by SRO 456/2023 w.e.f. 01.04.2023. Prior to substitution it read as 

“11. Mineral transit passes for a permit holder.—On an application by a permit holder, the competent authority may issue a fixed number of Mineral transit passes under rule 26 of the Kerala Minerals (Prevention of illegal mining, storage and transportation) Rules, 2015, as stipulated in item A or B of Schedule IV, in the case of payment of royalty under Consolidated Royalty Payment System or as fixed by the competent authority concerned in the case of payment of royalty at the rates specified in    schedule I:
Provided that in the case of payment of royalty under Consolidated Royalty Payment System, on depletion of mineral transit passes during the period of permit, the permit holder is eligible for obtaining additional Mineral Transit Passes at the rates stipulated in item A or B of Schedule IV.”