In exercise of the powers conferred by sub- sections (1) and (3), of section 15 of the Mines and Minerals (Regulation

and Development) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, the Government of Maharashtra hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Bombay Minor Mineral Extraction Rules, 1955. As follows, namely: 1. These rules may be called the Mumbai Minor Mineral Extraction (Amendment) Rules, 2010. 2. In the Mumbai Minor Mineral Extraction Rules, 1955, for the existing Schedule I and Schedule II, the following Schedule I and II shall be substituted, namely: Schedule I Serial No. (1) 1. 2. * (a) 3.(a) (b) (c) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Note: Mineral (2) Limestone and lime shell used in kilns for manufacture of lime used as building material All stones removes irrespective of size including stone dust either by excavation or collection Laterite Stone used for building purpose (Jambha stone) Shingle, Gravel, Murum, Kankar all removed either by excavation or collection Chalcedony pebbles used for ball mill purposes only. Ordinary sand not used for the following purposes, namely: Purposes of refractory and manufacture of ceramic Metallurgical purposes Optical purposes; Purposes of stowing in local mines; For manufacture of silvicrete cement; For manufacture of Sodium silicate; or For manufacture of pottery and glass Ordinary clay, when used for manufacture of tiles (Mangalore pattern or any other purposes) Ordinary earth used for filling or leveling purpose in construction of embankment, roads, railways and Building Slate and shale when used for building material Earth, Silt and all types of clays etc. used for manufacture of bricks and other purposes Fullers earth or Bentonite All stones (excluding Granite) intended for use for decorative purposes All other minor minerals (excluding Granite) Rate of Royalty (3) Rs. 200 per brass Rs. 200 per brass. Rs. 50 per brass. Rs. 200 per brass. Rs. 1000 pre brass Rs. 200 per brass. The rate of royalty on sand will be Rs. 400 per brass in Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Area.

Rs. 200 per brass Rs. 200 per brass Rs, 200 per brass. Rs. 80 per brass. Rs. 512 per brass. Rs. 960 per brass. Rs. 200 per brass.

These rules were last amended by Government Notification, Revenue and Forest Department, No. Goukhani 10/0206/C.R.57/Kh.(1), dated 15th December 2006 published in the Maharashtra Government Gazette, Extraordinary, Part IV-A, dated 4th January 2007 and Government Notification, Revenue and Forests Department, No. Goukhani-10/0207/C.R.37/Kh, dated 4th August 2008, published in the Maharashtra Government Gazette, Extraordinary, part IV-A, dated 7th August 2008. Schedule II: Limits of Dead Rents. All other minor minerals (Excluding Granite) Note: These rules were last amended by Government Notification, Revenue and Forests Department, No. Goukhani-10/0206/C.R.57/Kh.(1), dated 15th December 2006 published in the Maharashtra Government Gazette, Extraordinary Part IV-A, dated 4th January 2007. By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra, Ravindra Nalawade, Deputy Secretary to Government. Rs. 3,000 per hectare or portion thereof