The Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002 · I — PRELIMINARY

Section 4. Definitions

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

4. Definitions. —In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "administering authority" means an authority notified, in the Official Gazette, by the Central Government for the purposes of this Act; (b) "atomic minerals" means the minerals included in atomic minerals specified in Part B of the First Schedule to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957) 2 *[and the rules made thereunder;]

Source: India Code