Minerals Development Act 2017
Compensation in respect of minerals worked under section 35 | ||
36. (1) If— | ||
(a) a licensee under a prospecting licence or a retention licence sells private minerals extracted under section 35 , and | ||
(b) after such sale, the Minister grants a mining licence in respect of those minerals, in or on the land from which those minerals were extracted, | ||
the Minister shall pay compensation in accordance with Chapter 4 of Part 3 as if the minerals sold had been extracted by a licensee under the mining licence. | ||
(2) If there is a dispute over whether compensation is payable in respect of minerals referred to in section 35 the Mining Board, when requested by the Minister or by a person claiming an entitlement to compensation, shall determine the person, if any, entitled to compensation or the compensation payable under this section, as the case may be. |