'File 22/16 I (A 41) GWADUR, Oil, Proposed Cession and Ownership' [‎75r] (156/322)

(2) The application to the Collector shall contain the following particulars,
viz. :—
{a) The name, profession and residence of the applicant, if he is an
individual; or if the applicant is a company, syndicate, partner
ship or private firm, its name and nature and place of business,
and if the place of business is outside India, the name and resi
dence of a member or duly authorised agent resident in India.
{b) A description, as accurate as possible, and illustrated by a sketch,
of the situation, boundaries and area of the land with respect to
which the lease is required.
(c) A description of the distinguishing mark on the pegs, cairns or
mounds constructed to mark out the boundaries of the concession
applied for.
{d) The date of marking out the concession applied for.
{e) A specification of the mineral or minerals for which the applicant
intends to mine.
(/) A statement showing all areas within the jurisdiction of the Local
Government already held by the applicant or any person joint in
interest with him in prospecting or mining right.
{g) The period for which the lease is required,
(3) The application shall be accompanied by such deposit, in addition to
that prescribed in rule 36 above, as the Local Government may by general or
special order declare to be required to meet the cost of survey of the area,
(4) The Collector shall, as soon as possible after the receipt of the applica
tion, cause the land applied for to be surveyed at the expense of the applicant,
and the area and all other details ascertained in the course of such survey shall be
presumed to be correct.
41. On receipt of any application under rule 38 or 40 above, the Collector,
or such officer as he m^y authorise to do so, shall note thereon the date .and
hour of its receipt, and shall deliver to the applicant an acknowledgment stat
ing the date and hour of receipt.
42. In the case of two or more applications affecting the same land and
presented by applicants who are not in possession of, or have not applied for,
prospecting licenses in respect thereof, the prior right to a lease shall, subject
to any order which the Local Government may pass in any particular case, be
deemed to lie with the applicant who, being the holder of a valid certificate of
approval and after compliance with the procedure prescribed by the rules, shall
have been the first to file his applitation with the Collector.
43. A register of applications for mining leases shall be kept in English in
the Collector's office specifying, as far as may be, the matters prescribed by
rule 27 for the register of applications for prospecting licenses.
44. The register shall be open to inspection by any holder of a certificate
of approval or his duly authorised representative on payment of such fee as the
Local Government may prescribe.
45. On receipt of the application from the Collector, the Local Government
may, if the applicant is entitled to a lease under rule 32, or if it considers that
the applicant should be granted a mining lease, grant the same in accordance
with these rules over such area as it may think fit:
Provided that no mining lease shall be granted by the Local Government
under these rules, so as to cause the total area held under mining
leases for minerals of whatsoever kind by the lessee or by those
joint in interest with him to exceed ten square miles within the
territories administered by the Local Government.
46. If a lease is not executed within six months after leave has been
granted for it, the right of the applicant to such lease shall be held to have
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