Rights of holder of permit
10 Rights of holder of permit
A precious stones prospecting permit authorises the holder to prospect for precious stones and to peg out an area for a precious stones tenement in accordance with this Act.
However, the authority conferred by subsection (1) is subject to various qualifications prescribed by this Act.1
The holder of a precious stones prospecting permit (other than a corporation) must carry out any pegging of an area under the permit personally.
In the case of a corporation, any pegging out under the permit must be carried out by a person who holds a specific authority from the corporation to act on its behalf.
The pegging must comply with requirements prescribed by the regulations.
It is a condition of every precious stones prospecting permit that the holder of the permit (being a holder who is a natural person) must not reside on the precious stones field other than in the Mintabie township lease area in accordance with a licence issued under section 29D of the
Anangu Pitjantjatjara
Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981, or as otherwise allowed under that Act.
1 See especially section 11.
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