Mining (Amendment) Decree (No. 39 of 2010)

1.-(1) This Decree may be cited as the Mining Act (Amendment) Decree 2010. (2) This Decree shall commence on the date appointed by the Minister by notice in the Gazette. New section 17A

2. The Act is amended by inserting a new section 17A after section 17- "17A.-(I) In this Part, the definition of "land" in Section 2 of the Act shall not apply to licences granted under section 18(1) (c), and the following shall apply- "land" includes water and land covered by water, and: (a) any interest in land; (b) inland waters including the bed of any river, stream, estuary, lake or swamp; (e) the foreshore, being that area between the mean high water spring level of the sea and the mean low water spring level of the sea. (d) the seabed and the deep seabed and subsoil of the area between the mean low water spring level of the sea and the outer boundary or boundaries of the exclusive economic zone within the meaning of the Marine Spaces Act (Cap. 158A). (2) The extended definition of "land" in subsection (I) shall be applicable only to the issuance of special prospecting licences" . Graticulation ofearth s surface and constitution of blocks

3.-(1) For the purpose of special prospecting licences sought and grounded in respect of land covered by water as defined in section 17A(I)(b)(c) and (d) hereof the surface of the earth shall be deemed to be divided into particular sections each of which is bounded- (a) by portions of two meridians of longitude that are separated by six minutes of longitude from each other and are each separated by six minutes, or any multiple of six minutes, of longitude from the meridian of Greenwich; (b) by portions of two parallels oflatitude that are separated by six minutes of latitude from each other and are each separated by six minutes, or any multiple of six minutes, of latitude from the Equator. (2) Each such graticular section or any part thereof that is within a designated area shall constitute a block.

4. In all other respects the Mining Act shall apply mutatis mutandis. GIVEN under my hand this 20th day of July 2010. EPELI NAILATIKAU President of the Republic of Fiji 862

Annex II. Fees Structure for Administration of Licences for Deep Sea Mineral Exploration Description Initial Revised PNG Fees Fees Fees (F$) (Kina) lF$1 1 Application Fee for 189.00 189.00 Exploration Licence (El.) 2 Annual Licence Fee 114.00 2283.00 90 (Per Blockl Term 1) ($F65.251 3 Preparation Fee For 758.00 758.00 Exploration Licence (EL) 4 Application for Extension of 378.00 378.00 Exploration Licence (Term 5 Annual Licence Fees 228.00 4,566.00 180 (Per Block Term 21 ($F130.501 6 Application for Extension of 567.00 567.00 Exploration Licence (Term 1 Annual Licence Fee 342.00 11,922.00 410 (Per Block Term 31 (SF340.151 8 Application for Prospector's 152.00 152.00 Riaht 9 Filing Application for 1334.00 1334.00 Aonrova! of Transfer or 10 Filing Application for 2668.00 2668.00 Approval of Transfer or 11 Filing Application for 6670.00 6670.00 Approval of Transfer or 12 Deposit of Duplicate Power 132.00 132.00 of Attornev 13 Registration of Tribute 132.00 132.00 Aareements 14 Duplicate or certified copy 228.00 228.00 of any other documents 15 Duplicate or certified copy 342.00 342.00 of Exploration Licence 1Each graticulated block is 6 minutes X 6 minutes. Each applicant is permitted a maximum number of 50 Blocks per application. Note also that each Term is for a period of two years. Price: 5Oc: R. S. OU, Acting GovernmentPrinlet. Suva. Fiji_ 2010 I1BIFGG/10-l.200 OfJU:jat Primer Since 1883