Quarrying Regulations, 1957, SR 553/67
This regulation sets the permit, lease, licence, royalty, and surface-compensation rules for quarrying quarriable substances in Saskatchewan.
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Quarrying Regulations, 1957, SR 553/67
This regulation sets the permit, lease, licence, royalty, and surface-compensation rules for quarrying quarriable substances in Saskatchewan.
1 QUARRYING, 1957 SR The Quarrying Regulations, 1957 being Saskatchewan Regulations 553/67 (effective April 2, 1957) as amended by Saskatchewan Regulations 554/67, 211/69, 166/71, 51/87, 55/88 and 90/92. NOTE: This consolidation is not official. Amendments have been incorporated for convenience of reference and the original statutes and regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretation and application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of the original statutes and regulations, errors that may have appeared are reproduced in this consolidation. 2 SR 553/67 QUARRYING, 1957 Table of Contents SHORT TITLE AND APPLICATION ROYALTY FREE LICENCES AND LEASES 1 Short title 31 Royalty free licences and leases 2 Application SURFACE RIGHTS INTERPRETATION 32 What Quarrying Disposition Conveys 3 Interpretation 33 Compensation PROSPECTING PERMITS 34 Arbitration 4 Application For Prospecting Permits 35 Award 5 Permittee’s Rights 36 Filing of Award 6 Application To Be Accompanied By 37 Payment Of Awards 7 Term 38 Cancellation In Default Of Payment 8 Rental In Advance DISPOSITION OF QUARRYING RIGHTS IN 9 Expenditures Required UNSURVEYED AREAS 10 Exploratory Operation 39 Disposition 11 Surrender 40 Staking 12 Area To Be Taken To Lease 41 Application LEASES 42 Grant of Disposition 13 Application 43 Priority 14 Term 44 Posts to be kept in good repair 15 Rental GENERAL PROVISIONS 16 Application Fee 45 Quarriable Substances Available For 17 Size Of Lease Disposition 18 What A Lease Conveys 46 Priority Among Applications 19 Commence Work 47 Application 20 Notice to Recommence Operations 48 What Disposition Conveys 21 Production Returns 49 Water Rights 22 Royalties 50 Vesting Of Interest 23 Rental Free Leases 51 Assignments and Transfers LICENCES TO REMOVE QUARRIABLE 52 Inspection Of Books and Records SUBSTANCE OR SUBSTANCES 53 Cancellation of Disposition 24 Application 54 Service of Notices 25 Term 55 Lakes and Rivers In Disposition Area 26 Maximum Number 56 Cancellation of Disposition 27 What Licence Conveys 57 Indemnity Against Claims 28 Fee 58 Confirmation of Survey 29 Maximum Acreage 59 Exportation ROYALTY SCHEDULE OF FEES AND RENTALS 30 Royalty Form A Repealed. 30A Clay Form B Permit To Prospect For Quarriable Substances 3 QUARRYING, 1957 SR SASKATCHEWAN REGULATION 553/67 under The Mineral Resources Act REGULATIONS UNDER THE MINERAL RESOURCES ACT GOVERNING THE DISPOSAL OF QUARRIABLE SUBSTANCES, THE PROPERTY OF THE CROWN IN THE RIGHT OF SASKATCHEWAN SHORT TITLE AND APPLICATION Short title 1 These regulations may be cited as The Quarrying Regulations, 1957. Application 2 These regulations shall be construed with reference to the terms and interpretation of The Mineral Resources Act and The Sand and Gravel Act as they are amended from time to time. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s2. INTERPRETATION Interpretation 3 In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, the expression: (1) “Administrator of Mining Lands” means the officer of the Department appointed by the Minister to carry out the provisions of these regulations. (2) “Department” means the Department of Mineral Resources. (3) “Locator” means the person who has located and staked a quarrying location in the manner prescribed herein. (4) “Minister” means the Minister of Mineral Resources. (5) “Quarriable Substance” means any mineral substance, the property of the Crown in the right of Saskatchewan, which is capable of being quarried and includes bentonite, building stone, clay, granite, gravel, gypsum, limestone, marble, marl, sand, slate, volcanic ash, and any other substance which may from time to time be declared by the Lieutenant Governor in Council to be a quarriable substance within the meaning of these regulations. (6) “Quarry” means any open pit or excavation in the ground made for the purpose of moving any quarriable substance and includes all works, machinery, plant, buildings and premises below or above ground belonging to or used in connection with the operation. (7) “Surveyed Area” means an area consisting of surveyed lands. 4 SR 553/67 QUARRYING, 1957 (8) “Surveyed Land” means a quarter‑section or fractional part thereof, which has been duly surveyed and monumented under the provisions of the Dominion Lands Survey Act or The Saskatchewan Survey Act, the official plan of such survey having been approved by the Surveyor General of Canada, or Controller of Surveys of Saskatchewan. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s3. PROSPECTING PERMITS Application For Prospecting Permits 4(1) Application for a permit to explore and prospect for any quarriable substance or substances may be submitted to the Minister who may, in accordance with these regulations issue a permit in Form “B” of the schedule for any area of land not more than 25 square miles in respect of which the quarriable substances are the property of the Crown. (2) The area included in a permit shall as early as circumstances allow comprise lands forming one solid block. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s4. Permittee’s Rights 5 A permit shall grant to the permittee the exclusive right to explore and prospect for the quarriable substance or substances named in the permit upon the area described in the permit but shall not authorize the permittee to remove any substance from such area except where it is necessary to do so for experimental purposes or for the purpose of determining whether such area contains any quarriable substance in commercial quantities. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s5. Application To Be Accompanied By 6 The application for a permit shall be accompanied by: (1) An application fee of $100.00; (2) A plan and a legal description of the area applied for; (3) Details of the work which the applicant intends to carry out and of the expenditures which he intends to make; (4) A statement showing the financial ability of the applicant at the time of the application; (5) The rental in respect of the area applied for; (6) The sum of $500.00 in cash as a guarantee that the expenditures required by Section 9 hereof shall be made during the term of the permit. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s6; 12 Jne 87 SR 51/87 s3; 25 Sep 92 SR 90/92 s3. 5 QUARRYING, 1957 SR Term 7(1) The term of the permit shall be 12 months subject to two extensions of not more than six months each, at the discretion of the Minister. (2) Such term shall commence on the date of the issue of the permit, provided that if the permit is issued between the 1st day of October and the 1st day of April next following the term shall commence on the 1st day of April or on such earlier date within the said period as the applicant may specify. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s7. Rental In Advance 8 The rental for the area in respect of which a quarrying permit is issued shall be at the rate of $.50 per acre for the original twelve month period and $.50 per acre for each six month extension period granted. All such rentals shall be payable in advance. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s8; 12 Jne 87 SR 51/87 s4; 25 Sep 92 SR 90/92 s4. Expenditures Required 9(1) The permittee shall carry out the details of and make the expenditures contained in his work program as submitted with his application for a permit and submit proof thereof within 60 days after the expiration of the permit. If the permittee fails to comply with this section the Minister may, by notice to the permittee in that behalf forfeit to the Crown a portion of, or the whole of the $500.00 deposit. (2) If it is proved to the satisfaction of the Minister that the expenditures have been properly made, and the details of the work program have been properly carried out, the deposit shall be refunded. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s9. Exploratory Operation 10(1) The permittee shall commence exploratory and prospecting operations within 60 days from the commencement of the permit or such other time as may be approved by the Minister. (2) For the purpose of subsection (1) of this section exploratory and prospecting operations shall be deemed to include drilling, trenching, coring, excavating, laboratory testing or any other work acceptable to the Minister. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s10. Surrender 11 The permittee shall have the right at any time to surrender all or any of the lands in the permit, provided that such surrender shall not entitle him to any rebate of the rental paid in advance or relieve him from his obligation to carry out exploratory and prospecting operations in accordance with Section 9 hereof. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s11. 6 SR 553/67 QUARRYING, 1957 Area To Be Taken To Lease 12(1) Within 60 days after the expiration of the permit and provided that the foregoing regulations have been complied with, the permittee shall have the right to apply to the Minister for a lease or leases. (2) The area included in any one lease shall as nearly as circumstances allow comprise lands forming one solid block. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s12; 4 Jne 71 SR 166/71. LEASES Application 13 The applicant for a lease shall, in his application, describe the area which he desires to lease by quarter section, legal subdivision or fraction thereof. The boundaries of his location beneath the surface shall be the vertical plane or lines in which the boundaries of the area described lie on the surface. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s13. Term 14(1) The term of every quarrying lease shall be not more than twenty‑one years. (2) The Minister may, upon application and subject to the regulations, renew a lease upon such terms and conditions as he deems advisable for further periods not exceeding 21 years each. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s14. Rental 15 The rental under such lease shall be at the rate of $2.00 per acre or fraction thereof per annum payable yearly in advance. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s15; 25 Sep 92 SR 90/92 s5. Application Fee 16 Every applicant shall submit with his application the prescribed fee in addition to the rental required herein. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s16. Size Of Lease 17(1) No quarrying lease shall be granted for an area greater than 640 acres. (2) The length of the area contained in the lease shall not exceed twice the breadth thereof, and all lands contained in the lease shall be as nearly as possible contiguous. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s17. 7 QUARRYING, 1957 SR What A Lease Conveys 18 A quarrying lease shall convey to the lessee the right to recover any quarriable substance leased and to dispose of the same, subject, however, to a lien against the said substance in favour of the Crown until all rentals, royalties, and other payments due to the Crown have been paid in full. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s18. Commence Work 19(1) The lessee shall promptly notify the Minister in writing of the commencement date of quarrying operations. (2) Unless otherwise provided in the lease, the Minister may serve notice in writing on the lessee to commence quarrying operations within ninety days from the date of the mailing of such notice. (3) If the lessee fails to commence quarrying operations within the said ninety days or does not proceed with such operations to the satisfaction of the Minister, the lease may be cancelled forthwith. 18 Sep 59 SR 554/67 s1. Notice to Recommence Operations 20 If, during the term of any quarrying lease, the lessee, for a period of one year or longer, discontinues quarrying operations, the Minister may serve notice on the lessee requiring him to recommence operations; in default of satisfactory evidence of such recommencement being received the lease may be cancelled by the Minister. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s20. Production Returns 21(1) Every year shall be divided into four quarters, ending March 31st, June 30th, September 30th and December 31st. (2) Every lessee under a quarrying lease shall furnish the Minister with a sworn production return in a form furnished by or acceptable to the minister within 30 days from the expiration of each quarter during the term of the lease. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s21; 15 Jly 88 SR 55/88 s3. Royalties 22 Every lessee shall pay on any quarriable substance recovered under the lease, at the expiration of each quarter, to the Department in cash, royalties on any quarriable substance sold during the said quarter. Such royalties shall accompany the production return required pursuant to section 21. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s22; 15 Jly 88 SR 55/88 s4. 8 SR 553/67 QUARRYING, 1957 Rental Free Leases 23 Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing the Minister may issue rental free leases for sand, gravel, clay and building stone to any Government department or may order that any such lease executed prior to the coming into force of these regulations shall be free from rental. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s23. LICENCES TO REMOVE QUARRIABLE SUBSTANCE OR SUBSTANCES Application 24 The Administrator of Mining Lands may, upon application grant licences to remove quarriable substances which are the property of the Crown in the right of the Province of Saskatchewan. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s24. Term 25 Commencing on April 1st, 1957, all licences shall expire on the 31st day of March following the date of issue; provided that any permits issued under the Quarrying Regulations O.C. 1356/43 as amended, and still in force, will expire on the 30th day of April, 1957. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s25. Maximum Number 26 No applicant shall hold at the same time, more than two licences to remove the same quarriable substance or substances. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s26. What Licence Conveys 27 The licence shall grant permission to remove a specified number of cubic yards not exceeding 500, of quarriable substances from a location to be described in the licence, but shall not constitute any exclusive right to the location or to the quantity of material specified therein. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s27. Fee 28 A fee of $10.00 together with royalties at the rate set out in Section 30 shall be paid before issue of the licence. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s28; 25 Sep 92 SR 90/92 s6. Maximum Acreage 29 No quarrying licence shall grant the right to remove quarriable substance or substances from an area greater than 40 acres or one Lsd. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s29. 9 QUARRYING, 1957 SR ROYALTY Royalty 30(1) Unless otherwise provided herein the amount payable as royalty shall be: (a) for quarriable substances that are shipped from Saskatchewan in the raw state or partially processed in Saskatchewan for further manufacture elsewhere: (i) in the case of sand or gravel, six percent of the selling value; and (ii) in the case of any other quarriable substance, two percent of the selling value; and (b) for quarriable substances that are processed or manufactured into finished products in Saskatchewan: (i) in the case of sand or gravel, 15¢ per cubic yard of raw material; and (ii) in the case of any other quarriable substance, 5¢ per cubic yard of raw material. (2) Royalties shall be paid and returns shall be made within 30 days following the end of each quarter in accordance with sections 21 and 22. (3) Sand and gravel when used for flux in smelting and mine back filling operations shall not be subject to the royalty dues imposed by these Regulations unless the Minister orders otherwise. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s30; 15 Jly 88 SR 55/88 s5. Clay 30A Notwithstanding section 30, the royalty on clay or any other quarriable substance designated by the minister that is in the opinion of the minister exported out of Saskatchewan in the raw state or partially processed in Saskatchewan for further manufacture elsewhere shall be 60¢ per ton, for all leases issued pursuant to these regulations subsequent to coming into force of this section. 15 Aug 69 SR 211/69. ROYALTY FREE LICENCES AND LEASES Royalty free licences and leases 31(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in these regulations the Minister may dispose of sand, gravel, clay and building stone by royalty free licences and leases to the Department of Highways and Transportation, rural municipalities, cities, towns, villages, hamlets, settlements and such other public bodies as may from time to time be designated by the Minister for the purpose of building and maintaining roads, surfacing streets and constructing public works or buildings, provided, that the Minister may order that any such aforementioned lease which was executed before these regulations come into force shall be free from royalty. 10 SR 553/67 QUARRYING, 1957 (2) If it is proven to the satisfaction of the Minister that: (a) All or any portion of the sand and gravel, clay and building stone removed under this type of disposition has been sold; or (b) The cost of royalty has been included in the contract entered into by a contractor with any public body mentioned above; the Minister may assess royalty in accordance with Section 30 herein, which shall be payable forthwith and failure to do so shall render the disposition liable to cancellation. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s31. SURFACE RIGHTS What Quarrying Disposition Conveys 32 A quarrying disposition shall not convey any right to or interest in or privilege with respect to the surface of the land in or under which the quarriable substance occurs. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s32. Compensation 33 The holder of a quarrying disposition shall forthwith after execution of same pay to the owner of the said surface, fair and reasonable compensation for so much thereof as he will require to use or in any way to disturb or destroy in connection with his quarrying operations. The amount of such compensation shall be based on the actual value of the area of surface to be taken by the disposition holder and of any improvements thereon but without consideration to the presence in or under the said surface of the quarriable substance disposed of or other minerals belonging to the Crown. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s33. Arbitration 34 If the holder of a quarrying disposition cannot arrive at an agreement with the person entitled to the compensation, then either the disposition holder or such person as is entitled to compensation, may apply to the Minister for permission to submit the matter to arbitration. Upon such permission being granted the Minister may direct that the Arbitration Board appointed under The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulations, 1956, shall determine the amount of compensation; whereupon the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulations, 1956, shall for that purpose, except where inconsistent herewith, apply mutatis mutandis. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s34. Award 35 The costs of the reference and award shall be in the discretion of the arbitrators who may direct to and by whom and in what manner such costs or any part thereof shall be paid. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s35. 11 QUARRYING, 1957 SR Filing of Award 36 The award of the arbitrators shall be filed with the Minister forthwith after same is made. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s36. Payment Of Awards 37 Except with the consent in writing of the owner or purchaser of the surface or such other person as may be entitled to the compensation with respect thereto the holder of a quarrying disposition shall not commence operations under his disposition until he has paid to the person entitled thereto the compensation agreed upon or fixed by the arbitrators. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s37. Cancellation In Default Of Payment 38 The said compensation shall be paid forthwith after being agreed upon or fixed as aforesaid and in default of such payment the Minister may summarily cancel the quarrying disposition. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s38. DISPOSITION OF QUARRYING RIGHTS IN UNSURVEYED AREAS Disposition 39 Except where otherwise provided herein, all the foregoing provisions of these regulations shall apply mutatis mutandis to the disposition of quarrying rights in unsurveyed areas. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s39. Staking 40(1) Any person intending to apply for a quarrying disposition in unsurveyed area shall, regardless of the type of disposition, define and mark out on the ground, each forty acre tract or fraction thereof as follows: (a) Erect four legal posts, one at each corner, which said posts shall extend vertically not less than four feet above the ground, marking the northeast corner post as No. 1, the southeast corner as No. 2, the southwest corner as No. 3 and the northwest corner as No. 4; (b) Mark the boundary lines between posts so that they can be easily followed throughout their length; (c) Inscribe on the No. 1 post, in addition to the foregoing, the following: (i) “quarrying location” ; (ii) the name of the person staking; (iii) the hour and date of staking; and (iv) the type of quarriable substance which he desires to obtain. 12 SR 553/67 QUARRYING, 1957 (d) Inscribe on posts Nos. 2, 3 and 4, in addition to the requirements of section 40(1)(a) the following: (i) “quarrying location”; (ii) the name of the person staking; and (iii) the type of quarriable substance he desires to obtain. (2) The boundary lines referred to in subsection (1) will, as nearly as possible run in north‑south and east‑west astronomic directions and every angle between the boundary lines shall, as nearly as practical be a right angle. (3) In case it is found impossible, owing to the presence of water or other insurmountable obstacles, to set a corner post in its proper position at one end of the boundary line, the locator may set up a “witness post” as close as possible to where the post should have been placed, and upon this witness post he shall inscribe, in addition to that already prescribed by these regulations, the letters “W.P.” and the distance in feet and the direction of the point at which the corner post would have been placed had it been possible to do so. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s40. Application 41(1) An application for the disposition of a quarriable substance will not be accepted or considered by the Department unless the same is received by the Department at Regina, within thirty days from the date the quarrying location was staked as hereinafter provided. (2) The application for a disposition shall contain: (a) A description of the location or locations applied for; (b) All particulars required to be inscribed on corner posts in accordance with section 40; (c) A plan showing the position of such location or locations in relation to some prominent geological or topographical feature; (d) The name and address of the person staking and the hour and date of staking; and (e) Type of quarriable substance for which he has staked. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s41. Grant of Disposition 42 If the Minister is satisfied the material contained in the application is sufficient to ascertain the exact area applied for, he may grant the disposition. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s42. 13 QUARRYING, 1957 SR Priority 43 If two or more persons apply for the same deposit or portion of a deposit of a quarriable substance, the prior right to acquire the disposition shall vest in the person, who, in the opinion of the Minister, first took possession of the area in dispute, in the manner prescribed above, provided that such person shall have complied in every respect with these regulations. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s43. Posts To Be Kept In Good Repair 44 The holder of any disposition shall keep the posts required under section 40 in good repair and legibly marked throughout the term of the disposition. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s44. GENERAL PROVISIONS Quarriable Substances Available For Disposition 45 Any quarriable substance which is the property of the Crown in the right of Saskatchewan may, subject to the regulations, be disposed of by the Minister to any person on such terms and conditions as he deems advisable. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s45. Priority Among Applications 46 With the exception of applications for licences the application first received by the Administrator of Mining Lands shall have priority over all applications subsequently received by him irrespective of the time of receipt of such application at a district or subdistrict office. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s46. Application 47 All applications shall be in writing on the form prescribed by the Minister, and the Minister may, in his absolute discretion, refuse any such application when he considers it in the public interest so to do. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s47. What Disposition Conveys 48 No quarrying disposition shall convey any right to or interest in any mineral other than the quarriable substance or substances mentioned in the disposition. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s48. Water Rights 49 No quarrying disposition shall convey any right or privilege with respect to any lake, river, spring, stream or other body of water situate on or flowing over or through the quarriable substance covered by the disposition and the rights of the disposition holder with respect thereto shall be subject to the provisions of The Water Rights Act. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s49. 14 SR 553/67 QUARRYING, 1957 Vesting Of Interest 50 No right or interest in, or claim to any quarriable substance shall vest in any applicant unless and until a quarrying disposition is executed in his favor by the Minister or other duly authorized and approved officer of the Department. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s50. Assignments and Transfers 51 Any assignment, transfer or sublease or purported assignment, transfer or sublease of any interest, in whole or in part made by the holder of a quarrying disposition, shall be void and of no effect without the consent of the Minister being first had and obtained. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s51. Inspection Of Books and Records 52 Any duly authorized officer of the Department shall have access at any time to any part of the area covered by a quarrying disposition and he may inspect the books and records of the disposition holder and the disposition holder shall give him any information regarding the quarrying operations which he may require including the taking of samples. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s52. Cancellation of Disposition 53(1) Any quarrying disposition may be cancelled by the Minister and all rights and interests of the disposition holder thereunder terminated for failure by the disposition holder to pay rentals or royalties when due, or for breach of any of the terms of his disposition or the Regulations. (2) Cancellation of a disposition shall not affect the right of the Minister to collect any rentals and/or royalties which may be owing by a disposition holder. (3) The disposition holder shall have no right or claim to a refund of any rentals which he may have paid in advance. (4) On cancellation, any quarriable substance recovered and remaining in the quarry or on any land belonging to the Crown shall be the property of the Crown in the right of the Province of Saskatchewan. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s53. Service of Notices 54 Any notice to be served by or on behalf of the Minister or the Administrator of Mining Lands hereunder shall be deemed to have been duly served on proof that same was posted by registered mail, addressed to the person to be served at his last address as shown by the records of the Department. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s54. 15 QUARRYING, 1957 SR Lakes and Rivers In Disposition Area 55(1) Where a river or lake is in part or in whole contained in the area applied for, the disposition shall apply only to the bars in or the bed of the river or lake itself below the ordinary high water level; provided, however, that the disposition holder shall not remove any quarriable substance or substances from or otherwise interfere with, or affect in any way the security of the banks of the river or lake or of any structures erected in the said river or lake. (2) The disposition holder shall not interfere with the right of the public to use the river or lake for navigation or other purposes, or interfere with the free navigation of the said river or lake by forming bars or banks in the channel or bed thereof. (3) The Minister may cancel any disposition, if in his opinion operations by the disposition holder in removing any quarriable substance or substances are likely to endanger in any way the security of the banks of any river or lake. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s55. Cancellation of Disposition 56(1) A disposition is subject to immediate cancellation by the Minister if the disposition holder fails to comply with the regulations; and (2) A disposition is subject to immediate cancellation by the Minister, whenever, in his opinion, quarrying operations carried on by the disposition holder are likely to prejudicially affect the interests of the Crown or other persons. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s56. Indemnity Against Claims 57 The disposition holder shall keep the Crown indemnified against all actions, claims and demands that may be lawfully brought by reason of anything done by the disposition holder in the exercise or purported exercise of the rights and liberties granted under his disposition. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s57. Confirmation of Survey 58 As soon as the survey of the township has been confirmed all quarrying dispositions embracing any portion of such township so surveyed and confirmed shall, if the Minister so directs, be made to conform to the survey. 12 Apr 57 SR 553/67 s58. Exportation 59 No lessee shall, except as may otherwise be permitted in writing by the Minister, ship, export or cause to be shipped or exported from Saskatchewan in its natural or unprocessed state any quarrable substance obtained from the lands covered by his lease; and in default whereof the lease shall be and become null and void and the rights of the lessee under the lease shall cease forthwith. 18 Sep 59 SR 554/67 s2. 16 SR 553/67 QUARRYING, 1957 SCHEDULE OF FEES AND RENTALS Description Amount 1 Application for permit ............................................................. $100.00 2 Permit rental for original term of 12 months, per acre ......... .50 For each six months extension period granted, per acre ...... .50 3 Lease application fee, per lease .............................................. 100.00 4 Annual lease rental, per acre or fraction thereof .................. 2.00 5 Licence fee................................................................................ 10.00 6 Registration of assignment ..................................................... 30.00 7 Search fee for each disposition by mail ..................................................................................... 10.00 in person .................................................................................. 10.00 8 Application for extension of time or other concession: where no Order in Council required, per disposition ............ 30.00 where Order in Council required, per disposition ................. 100.00 9 Copy of permit or lease, per document ................................... 15.00 Copies of any other documents, per page ............................... 1.00 Certified copies of any document, per document ................... 15.00 10 Change of name of recorded holder of disposition (other than an assignment), per disposition .......................... 30.00 25 Sep 92 SR 90/92 s7. FORM “A” Repealed. 15 Jly 88 SR 55/88 s6. 17 QUARRYING, 1957 SR FORM “B” PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES PERMIT TO PROSPECT FOR QUARRIABLE SUBSTANCES KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that, pursuant to the provisions of the Quarrying Regulations made under authority of The Mineral Resources Act ............................................................................. with office at ......................................... is hereby granted the exclusive right to explore and prospect for ................................... in the lands described in the schedule hereto for a term of twelve months commencing the ............... day of ............................................ A.D. 19 ......, subject to the fulfillment, observance, and performance on the part of the said ....................................................... of the provisions of the said Quarrying Regulations as the same are now in force or as they may from time to time hereafter be amended, revised or substituted. In witness whereof the Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources has hereunto set his hand and departmental seal affixed this ............... day of ......................... A.D. 19 ........ ................................................................ Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources 16 Sep 60 SR 553/67 Form B. 18 SR 553/67 QUARRYING, 1957 REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN Printed by the authority of THE QUEEN’S PRINTER Copyright©1997
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