Mineral Resources Amendment Regulations 2002


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Mineral Resources Amendment Regulations 2002

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Mineral Resources Development Act 1995 .

23 September 2002

G. S. M. Green

Governor

By His Excellency's Command,

P. A. Lennon

Minister for Economic Development, Energy and Resources

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Mineral Resources Amendment Regulations 2002 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.

3.   Principal Regulations

In these regulations, the Mineral Resources Regulations 1996 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.

4.    Regulation 8 amended (Royalty payable)

Regulation 8 of the Principal Regulations is amended as follows:
(a) by omitting from subregulation (4) "section 102(10)" and substituting " sections 102(1) and (1A) ";
(b) by omitting from subregulation (7) "section 102(11)" and substituting " section 102(1C) ".

5.    Regulation 11A rescinded

Regulation 11A of the Principal Regulations is rescinded.

6.    Regulation 11B amended (Interest payable)

Regulation 11B of the Principal Regulations is amended by inserting "on any royalty" after "Interest".

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 2 October 2002

These regulations are administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations amend the Mineral Resources Regulations 1996 by –
(a) rescinding a provision, relating to the payment of interest on overdue royalties, that is inconsistent with other amendments recently made to those regulations; and
(b) making a minor consequential adjustment to one of those recent amendments; and
(c) correcting certain legislative references.