(Updated in 2025) [As Amended by S. R. O. No. 472/2025 published in K. G. Ext. No. 1561 dt. 24/04/2025 - Amendments in Rule 14(1A) S. R. O. No. 258/2025 Published in K. G. Ext. No. 931 dt. 11/03/2025 - Amendments in Rule 7, Rule 13(1), SCHEDULE I S. R. O. No. 161/2025 Published in K. G. Ext. No. 543 dt. 14/02/2025 - Amendments in Rule 2(1)(iii)(a), Rule 2(1)(vi)(a), CHAPTER VIIIA S. R. O. No. 456/2023 dt. 31/03/2023 -Amendments in Rule 2 (1), Rule 2 (iv), Rule (iv a), Rule 2(xv), Rule 2(xvia), 2(xviii), Rule 3(1), Rule 4(2) (d) (e), Rule 7, Rule 9(1), 9(2), Rule 10 (b), 10(q) (r), Rule 11, Rule 12, Rule 13, Rule 14 (2) , Rule 14(3), Rule 14(4), Rule 14(5), Rule 14(6) to (12), Rule 27(2) (a) (c) (g), Rule 32 (1a), Rule 33(1), 33(2), Rule 39 (2), Rule 39(4), Rule 40(1), Rule 40 (2), Rule 40(3), Rule 43(1), Rule 44, Rule 51 (1), Rule 51(2), Rule 54 (1), 54(2), 54(6), Rule 55 (ii) (vi), Rule 56 (1), Rule 56 (2), Rule 59(1) , Rule 62 (1) 62(5), Rule 67 (6), Rule 68 (1), 68(2) , Rule 69 (1

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S.Rule 88A Submission of Drone-LiDAR Survey report.--

S.Rule 36 Boundaries below the surface.--

S.Rule 37 Restriction on the area of quarrying lease.--

S.Rule 39 Period of quarrying lease.--

S.Rule 40 Conditions of quarrying lease.--

S.Rule 41 Rights of lessee.--

S.Rule 42 Security Deposit.--

S.Rule 43 Lease to be executed within six months.--

S.Rule 44 Registration of quarrying leases.--

S.Rule 45 Transfer of quarrying lease.--

S.Rule 45A 12[Amalgamation of quarrying leases.--

S.Rule 46 Responsibility for implementing the labour laws.--

S.Rule 47 Rights to determine the lease.--

S.Rule 48 Register of quarrying lease.--

S.Rule 50 Cancellation of quarrying lease.--

S.Rule 51 Refusal for renewal of quarrying lease.--

S.Rule 52 Pending application for quarrying lease.--

S.Rule 53 Mining Plan as a pre-requisite for the grant of quarrying permit or quarrying lease.--

S.Rule 54 Mining Plan to be prepared by a Recognised Qualified Person.--

S.Rule 55 Submission of mining plan and its approval..--

S.Rule 56 Modification of mining plan.--

S.Rule 57 Quarry Closure Plan.--

S.Rule 58 Submission of Progressive Quarry closure Plan.--

S.Rule 59 Submission of Final Quarry Closure Plan.--

S.Rule 60 The modification of quarry closure plan.--

S.Rule 61 Responsibility of the lessee.--

S.Rule 62 Financial guarantee.--

S.¹[Rule 63 District Mineral Foundation Trust Fund.--

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S.Rule 66 Mining plan to be submitted by the existing lessee.--

S.Rule 67 Review of mining plan.--

S.Rule 68 Quarrying operations to be in accordance with mining plan.--

S.Rule 69 System of working.--

S.Rule 70 Separate stacking of rejects.--

S.Rule 71 Notice for opening of a quarry under a quarrying lease and intimation of existence of a quarry.--

S.Rule 72 Abandonment or surrender of quarries by a lessee.--

S.Rule 73 Notice of temporary discontinuance of work in quarries under a quarrying lease..--

S.Rule 74 Intimation of reopening of a quarry under a quarrying lease.--

S.¹[Rule 75 Preparation of Plans and Sections of quarry.--

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S.Rule 98 Form of appeal.--

S.Rule 99 Orders on appeal.--

S.Rule 100 Review.--

S.Rule 101 Stay orders.--

S.Rule 102 Electronic filing of application for mineral concession and service.--

S.Rule 103 Power to rectify apparent mistakes.--

S.Rule 104 17[Power of State Government to grant special permission to extract and remove minor minerals in special circumstances.--

S.Rule 105 Disposal of minor minerals by public auction in certain cases.--

S.Rule 106 Extraction of minerals for special purposes.--

S.Rule 107 Import of minerals.--

S.Rule 108 Penalties.--

S.Rule 109 Role of Police and revenue authorities.--

S.Rule 110 Cognizance of offence.--

S.Rule 111 Compounding of offences.--

S.Rule 112 Revenue Recovery.--

S.Rule 113 Delegation of powers.--

S.¹[Rule 114 Interest on delayed payments.--

S.¹[Rule 115 Payment of mining dues in installment.--

S.¹[Rule 116 Protection of action taken in good faith.--

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S.Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rule, 2015, Rule 113- Secretary, Local Self Government Institutions Appointed as a Competent Authority

S.Kerala Minor Mineral Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2025 All Amendments incorporated at appropriate place

S.Rule 1 Short title and commencement.--

S.Rule 2 Definitions.--

S.Rule 3 Grant of quarrying permit.--

S.Rule 4 Application for quarrying permit.--

S.Rule 5 Application fee.--

S.Rule 6 Acknowledgement of application.--

S.¹[Rule 7 Payment of Royalty.--

S.Rule 8 Letter of intent to an applicant for a quarrying permit.--

S.Rule 9 Disposal of application for the grant of quarrying permit.--

S.Rule 10 Conditions on which quarrying permit shall be granted.--

S.¹[Rule 11 Movement permits and its register.--

S.¹[Rule 12 Renewal of quarrying permit.--

S.¹[Rule 13 Financial guarantee.--

S.Rule 14 Quarrying Permit for Ordinary earth.--

S.Rule 15 Removal of overburden by a quarrying permit holder.--

S.Rule 16 Cancellation of quarrying permit.--

S.Rule 17 Compensation for damage.--

S.Rule 18 Classification of granite and other crystalline rocks.--

S.Rule 19 Preferential right in granting of quarrying Permits.--

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S.Rule 25 Applicability of the chapter.--

S.Rule 26 Restrictions on the grant of quarrying leases.--

S.Rule 27 Application for grant of quarrying lease.--

S.Rule 28 Application fee for quarrying lease.--

S.Rule 29 Acknowledgement of application.--

S.Rule 30 Application for renewal of quarrying lease.--

S.Rule 31 Preferential right of certain persons.--

S.Rule 32 Payment of royalty by a lessee.--

S.Rule 33 Disposal of application for the grant or renewal of quarrying lease.--

S.Rule 34 Refund of application fee.--

S.Rule 35 Length and breadth of area leased.--

S.Rule 38 Survey and demarcation of precise area approved for grant of lease.--

S.Rule 49 Movement permits and its register.--