9. Disposal of application for the grant of quarrying permit

(1) On receipt of the application for grant of quarrying permit for undertaking quarrying operations, the competent authority shall make site inspection and take decision regarding the precise area to be granted for the said purpose and intimate the applicant to submit approved mining plan and Environmental Clearance for the precise area: 

⁰⁸[xxx] 

⁰⁹[Provided ¹⁰[xxx] further that approved mining plan may not be insisted for the grant and renewal of quarrying permits for extraction of ordinary earth in connection with the construction of buildings on the strength of valid building permit and land development permit issued by the Local Self Government Institution concerned.]

(2) On receipt of an approved mining plan and Environmental Clearance for the precise area and on production of all other statutory licenses/clearances/ No Objection Certificate etc. ¹¹[as the case may be] from other statutory authorities concerned, the competent authority shall issue a quarrying permit to the applicant within thirty days in Form N for ordinary earth and in Form M for all other minor minerals.

¹²[Provided that in case the applied area for quarrying permit is not under the possession and enjoyment of the applicant, the applicant shall produce a copy of the registered lease agreement as provided in clause (d) of sub-rule (2) of rule 4.]

08. First proviso substituted by SRO 346/2017 w.e.f. 23.06.2017 and omitted by SRO 456/2023 w.e.f. 01.04.2023.. Prior to omission it read as

“Provided that the approved mining plan may not be insisted, for the grant and renewal of quarrying permits for ordinary earth, ordinary clay, and laterite (building stone), in cases where the depth of mining does not exceed 2 metres.”

09. Proviso inserted by SRO 391/2020 w.e.f. 12.06.2020. 

10. Omitted the word “further” by SRO 456/2023 w.e.f. 01.04.2023.

11. Inserted by SRO 346/2017 w.e.f. 23.06.2017.

12. Proviso inserted by SRO SRO 456/2023 w.e.f. 01.04.2023.