MAHARASHTRA LAND REVENUE (EXTRACTION AND REMOVAL OF MINOR MINERALS) (SECOND AMENDMENT) RULES, 2018

PREAMBLE

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (9) of section 48 and sub-section (1) and clause (xix) of sub-section (2) of section 328 read with section 329 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, 1966 (Mah. XLI of 1966), and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, the Government of Maharashtra hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Maharashtra Land Revenue (Extraction and Removal of Minor Minerals) Rules, 1968, the same having been previously published as required by sub-section (1) of section 329 of the said Code, namely:

Rule - 1.

These rules may be called the Maharashtra Land Revenue (Extraction and Removal of Minor Minerals) (Second Amendment) Rules, 2018.

Rule - 2.

For rule 3 of the Maharashtra Land Revenue (Extraction and Removal of Minor Minerals) Rules, 1968, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:

"3. Removal of sand by villagers for their own use.

(1)     Subject to the provisions of these rules, any resident of any village may, for his own domestic or agricultural purpose, including building of well, may be permitted to remove not more than five brass sand, with the prior permission of the Tahsildar in writing and on payment of royalty as per the prevailing rates from a sand ghat, designated by the Collector for this purpose, which, after receipt of environmental clearance, was put to auction but was not successfully bid for or which were specifically reserved for this purpose, by the Collector:

Provided that, a person who is beneficiary of any housing scheme of the Government for the economically weaker sections may be permitted to remove not more than five brass sand for the construction of his own house under such housing scheme, with the prior permission of the Tahsildar in writing without payment of any fee or royalty from a sand ghat, designated by the Collector for this purpose, out of the sand ghats which, after receipt of environmental clearance, were put to auction, but were not successfully bid for or which were specifically reserved for this purpose by the Collector.

(2)     The Tahsildar, after examining such application for removal of sand, may grant permission to remove sand from such a sand ghat which is designated or reserved for this purpose within a period of fifteen days, from the date of receipt of such application.".