Notification under second proviso to sub section 1 of section 4 of MMDR Act

EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 502] NEW DE LHI, THUR DAY, AUGUST 31, 2023/ BHADRA 9, 194 5 CG-DL-E-31082023-248455 MINISTRY OF MINES NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 31st August, 2023 G.S.R. 642(E). —In exercise of the powers conferred under the second proviso to sub -section (1) of section 4 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957) and consequent upon accreditation provided by the National Accreditation Board for Education and Training of the Quality Council of India (QCI - NABET), the Centra l Government hereby notifies M/s Engeotech Consultant under ‘Category A Exploration Agencies’ as per the ‘Guidelines for notification of accredited private exploration agencies’ issued by the Government of India in the Ministry of Mines vide order No. M.VI -16/15/2021 -Mines VI, dated the 12th August, 2021 (hereafter referred to as the said guidelines). 2. The said agency shall carry out prospecting operations in compliance with the conditions specified in the said guidelines. 3. This notification shall remai n in force for a period of three years from the date of its publication or till the expiry or termination of the accreditation granted, whichever is earlier. [F.No.M.VI -16/22/2022 -Mines -VI] DR. VEENA KUMARI DERMAL , Jt. Secy . Uploa ded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.