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Reprint as at 18 June 2008

Crown Minerals (Minerals and Coal) Regulations 2007

(SR 2007/399)

Anand Satyanand, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 17th day of December 2007

Present:
His Excellency the Governor-General in Council

Note

Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.

A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.

The Crown Minerals (Minerals and Coal) Regulations 2007 are administered by the Ministry of Economic Development.

Pursuant to section 105(1) of the Crown Minerals Act 1991, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.

Contents

3 Interpretation

4 Definition of map

5 Definition of permit area

Part 1
Documents, prescribed forms, and related matters

6 Signing of documents

7 Address of Secretary for sending of documents and things

Format requirements

8 Written documents

9 Documents must be provided to the Secretary electronically

10 Form specified or described on website is acceptable to Secretary

11 Secretary may dispense with regulation 9 requirements

Extensions and exemptions

12 Permit holder may apply for extension of time within which document or thing must be provided

13 Permit holder may apply for exemption from requirement to provide document or thing

Prescribed forms

14 Prescribed forms

Survey for purposes of section 29 of Act

15 Survey for purposes of section 29 of Act

Part 2
Applications and notices

Permit applications

16 Application for prospecting permit

17 Application for exploration permit (unless allocated by public tender)

18 Application for mining permit (unless allocated by public tender or for special purpose mining permit)

19 Application for special purpose mining permit

20 Application to extend or decrease minerals to which prospecting or exploration permit relates

21 Application to extend land to which prospecting or exploration permit relates

22 Application to extend or decrease minerals to which mining permit relates

23 Application to extend land to which mining permit relates

24 Application to extend duration of prospecting permit

25 Application to extend duration of mining permit

26 Application to extend duration of exploration permit for area of unbroken land (unless for purpose of discovery appraisal)

27 Application to extend duration of exploration permit for purpose of discovery appraisal

28 Application for permit holder to transfer, lease, or otherwise deal with permit

29 Application to amend conditions of permit

30 Notice of surrender of permit

31 Notice of access arrangement

32 Notice of appeal against increase in bonds or monetary deposit

Part 3
Reports, records, samples, and related matters

33 Permit holder must supply to Secretary all reports and records of prospecting and exploration activities

34 Reports and records must be complete

35 Annual summary report on prospecting and exploration

36 Special report on prospecting or exploration

37 Annual report on expenditure on prospecting and exploration

38 Annual summary report on mining activities

39 Annual report on certain small-scale mining activities

Reports and other documents on expiry or surrender of permit

40 Reports and other documents on expiry or surrender of permit

41 Reports and other documents required on revocation of permit

42 Documents required if permit area partially surrendered or relinquished

Core and samples

43 Core and samples

Part 4
Royalties, royalty statements, and royalty returns

44 Application of this Part

Royalty payments, statements, and returns: 2007 minerals programme

45 Interim royalty payment: 2007 minerals programme

46 Annual royalty return: 2007 minerals programme

47 Final royalty return and payment: 2007 minerals programme

Royalty payments, statements, and returns: Other minerals programmes

48 Interim royalty payment: other minerals programme

49 Annual royalty return: other minerals programme

50 Final royalty return and payment: other minerals programme

51 Accountant or auditor statement for purposes of annual or final royalty return: other minerals programme

Regulation that applies to all royalty returns

52 Permit holder must keep documents verifying royalty returns

Part 5
Miscellaneous

53 Crown Minerals (Minerals and Coal) Regulations 1999 revoked

Transitional provisions

54 Permit applications received but not determined before regulations commence

55 Annual summary reports on prospecting and exploration

56 Annual reports on expenditure on prospecting and exploration

57 Permit holders electing to move to 2007 minerals programme

Schedule 1
Forms

Schedule 2
Information to accompany certain permit applications

Schedule 3
Information to be included in certain applications

Schedule 4
Information to be included in reports on survey undertaken in respect of prospecting, exploration, or mining permit

Schedule 5
Specifications for preparation and supply of core and samples

Schedule 6
Information required to be supplied with royalty statements and royalty returns: 2007 minerals programme

Schedule 7
Information required to be supplied with royalty returns: Other minerals programme

Explanatory note

Gazette information

Regulations