Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts Sri Lanka Consolidated ActsInterpretation
| 70. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires " deposit" means, except in respect of geothermal deposits a natural concentration of minerals ; "explore" means to define the extent and determine the economic value of a deposit; " geothermal deposits " means deposits of warm waters, regardless of whether or not such waters are mineral waters, which may be used as a source of energy: " licence " means a licence issued in accordance with the provisions of this Act ; " licensee " means a holder of a licence issued under this Act; " local authority " means any Municipal Council, Urban Council or any Pradeshiya Sabha and includes any authority created or established by or under any law to exercise, perform or discharge the powers, duties and functions corresponding to, or similar to, the powers, duties and functions exercised, performed or discharged by any such Council or Sabha; "mining" means excavating in, on or, below the surface for the purpose of evaluating and obtaining any minerals; " mineral waters" means waters from which minerals may be extracted on a commercial basis ; " mineral" means a naturally occurring substance that can be mined, whether in solid. liquid or gaseous form, in or below the surface of the soil; any ores containing such minerals and any product of such minerals derived by Processing and include peat and salt but does not include hydro-carbons ; " Minister " means the Minister appointed under Article 44 of Constitution to whom the subject of Minerals is assigned ; " prescribed " means prescribed by regulations ; " process," mean to crush, beneficiate, concentrate or otherwise treat minerals in a preliminary manner by a physical, chemical or other process, but does not include smelting and refining, and the expression " processing " shall be construed accordingly ; "Secretary" means the Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister. |