Prospecting Regulations (Cap. 69)

1. These regulations may be cited as the Prospecting Regulations. Licence

2. No person shall prospect on lands within the Island of St. Helena or its Dependency of Ascension Island without the licence of the Governor. Application for licences

3. The application for a prospecting licence shall be addressed in the first instance to the Chief Secretary in the case of lands in the Island of St. Helena, and in the case of lands in Ascension through the Administrator of Ascension. Exclusive prospecting rights

4. The holder of a prospecting licence may select any area not exceeding one square mile in extent within the limits of the district covered by his licence, and over such area he shall have the exclusive right of prospecting for the duration of his licence. Beacons

5. Such area must be delimited on the ground by beacons of white stones. One area for each licence

6. One area only shall be occupied in virtue of one prospecting licence. Maximum areas

7. No person by himself or his agents shall occupy more than three such areas in St. Helena or Ascension. Registration of areas

8. Such areas shall be registered, and application for registration must be submitted within fourteen days of the delimitation of the area. Applications for registration

9. Applications for registration should be submitted in the case of lands in St. Helena to the Chief Secretary and in the case of lands in Ascension through the Administrator. They must be accompanied by a sketch map showing the area. This e-version of the text is not authoritative for use in court. LAWS OF ST. HELENA Mining CAP. 69 7 Abandonment of operations

10. The holder of a prospecting licence shall when abandoning operations fill up, fence, or secure to the satisfaction of the Governor all shafts, pits, holes, and excavations in such manner as to prevent persons or stock inadvertently entering the same, and generally shall repair any damage done by him on the lands over which he has prospected. ___________ This e-version of the text is not authoritative for use in court.