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Exception for existing development.
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14.—(1) Subject to section 15 (5), section 12 shall not apply to minerals of any description in any land if, at the 15th day of December, 1978, a person was lawfully working or developing a mine of such minerals.
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(2) For the purpose of subsection (1) a person shall be deemed to be developing a mine if, on an application under section 15, he proves that before the date mentioned in that subsection he had decided to do so in accordance with plans based upon a comprehensive study indicating a reasonable prospect of commercial development and that his decision stood at the passing of this Act.
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