Minerals Development Act 2017

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Improperly influencing Mining Board

180. (1) A person who communicates with a member of the Mining Board, the secretary or another member of staff of the Board or a consultant or adviser engaged by the Board, for the purpose of influencing improperly the deliberations of the Board commits an offence.

(2) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a class A fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.

(3) If a member, secretary, other staff member, consultant or adviser is of the opinion that a person has communicated with him or her in contravention of subsection (1), he or she shall not entertain the communication further and shall immediately inform the Mining Board in writing of the substance of the communication and the Mining Board shall acknowledge in writing the receipt of such information.