sec.89Compliance with Act etc.

### sec.89 Compliance with Act etc. Every lessee and holder of an authority to prospect shall duly and punctually comply with this Act and with the requirements, directions, and orders of the Minister given and issued under the terms of the lease or authority to prospect as the case may be. The lessee or holder shall conduct all mining drilling and relative productive operations, subject to the inspection of the Minister or authorised officer or representative. The lessee or holder shall abide by and conform to regulations in force from time to time covering the matters referred to in the lease or authority to prospect, as the case may be. However, the lessee or holder of the authority to prospect shall not be held responsible for delays occasioned by causes beyond his or her control. In the event of the lessee or holder of the authority to prospect failing or neglecting to carry out the requirements of the Minister, the Minister by his or her workers and agents shall have the right to enter on the land and carry out any necessary operations at the lessee’s or holder’s expense. s 89 amd 1927 18 Geo 5 No. 13 s 2(xvi); 1955 4 Eliz 2 No. 25 s 13; 2004 No. 26 s 53 (sec.89-ssec.1) Every lessee and holder of an authority to prospect shall duly and punctually comply with this Act and with the requirements, directions, and orders of the Minister given and issued under the terms of the lease or authority to prospect as the case may be. (sec.89-ssec.2) The lessee or holder shall conduct all mining drilling and relative productive operations, subject to the inspection of the Minister or authorised officer or representative. (sec.89-ssec.3) The lessee or holder shall abide by and conform to regulations in force from time to time covering the matters referred to in the lease or authority to prospect, as the case may be. (sec.89-ssec.4) However, the lessee or holder of the authority to prospect shall not be held responsible for delays occasioned by causes beyond his or her control. (sec.89-ssec.5) In the event of the lessee or holder of the authority to prospect failing or neglecting to carry out the requirements of the Minister, the Minister by his or her workers and agents shall have the right to enter on the land and carry out any necessary operations at the lessee’s or holder’s expense.