103Recovery and collection of royalty

103 Recovery and collection of royalty

(1)  Royalty and any interest on royalty payable under this Part are –

(a) [Section 103 Subsection (1) amended by No. 24 of 2013, s. 100, Applied:28 Jun 2013] debts due to the Crown if the Crown owns the land or the minerals to which the royalty relates; or

(b) [Section 103 Subsection (1) amended by No. 24 of 2013, s. 100, Applied:28 Jun 2013] debts due to the owner of land if the owner owns the mineral to which the royalty relates.

(2)  [Section 103 Subsection (2) amended by No. 74 of 2001, s. 28, Applied:30 Oct 2001] The Minister, on payment of the prescribed fee by an owner of Category 1, 2 or 5 minerals is to arrange for the collection, on behalf of the owner, of royalty payable in respect of the minerals.

(3)  [Section 103 Subsection (3) omitted by No. 74 of 2001, s. 28, Applied:30 Oct 2001] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .