MINING

CHAPTER XVII: GROUND FOR CANCELLATION, REVOCATION, AND TERMINATION

SEC. GROUND CONSEQUENCE
Late or Non-filing of
Requirements: Failure of the
permittee or contractor to
95 comply with any of the SUSPENSION of any permit or agreement
requirements provided in this
Act or in its implementing
rules and regulations, without
a valid reason
Violation of the Terms and
96 Conditions of Permits or CANCELLATION of the same
Agreements
Non-Payment of Taxes and CANCELLATION of the exploration permit, mineral
97 Fees due the Government for agreement, financial or technical assistance agreement and
two (2) consecutive years other agreements and the re-opening of the area subject
thereof to new applicants.
Failure to abide by the terms
SUSPENSION or CANCELLATION of said incentives and
98 and conditions of tax incentive
credits
and credits
Falsehood or Omission of
Facts in the Statements made
in the exploration permit,
mining agreeme[nt and REVOCATION and TERMINATION of the exploration
99 financial or technical permit, mining agreement and financial or technical
assistance agreement which assistance agreement
may alter, change or affect
substantially the facts set
forth in said statements
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CHAPTER XIX: PENAL PROVISIONS
SEC. OFFENDER ACT IMPRISONMENT and/or FINE Additional
False Statements:Knowingly presents any false application,
declaration, or evidence to the Government or publishes or not exceeding Ten
101 ANY PERSON causes to be published any prospectus or other information thousand pesos
containing any false statement relating to mines, mining (P10,000.00)
operations or mineral agreements, financial or technical
assistance agreements and permits
not exceeding Fifty
Illegal Exploration: Undertaking exploration work without
102 ANY PERSON thousand pesos
the necessary exploration permit
(P50,000.00)
He shall be liable to pay
damages and compensation
ANY PERSON (In the case of for the minerals removed,
associations, partnerships, or and/or (at extracted, and disposed of. In
corporations, the president Theft of Minerals: Extracting minerals and disposing the the from Ten thousand the case of associations,
and each of the directors same without a mining agreement, lease, permit, license, or from six (6) months to discretion of pesos (P10,000.00) to partnerships, or corporations,
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thereof shall be responsible steals minerals or ores or the products thereof from mines or six (6) years the Twenty thousand the president and each of the
for the acts committed by mills or processing plants appropriate pesos (P20,000.00) directors thereof shall be
such association, corporation, court) responsible for the acts
or partnership.) committed by such
association, corporation, or
Destruction of Mining Structures: willfully destroys or partnership. for the
pay compensation
not to exceed five (5)
104 ANY PERSON damages structures in or on the mining area or on the mill damages which may have
years
sites been caused thereby
Mines Arson: willfully sets fire to any mineral stockpile, guilty of arson and shall be punished, upon conviction, by pay compensation for the
105 ANY PERSON
mine or workings, fittings or a mine the appropriate court in accordance with the provisions of damages caused hereby
Willful Damage to a Mine: willfully damages a mine,
unlawfully causes water to run into a mine, or obstructs any not exceeding a period pay compensation for the
106 ANY PERSON shaft or passage to a mine, or renders useless, damages or of five (5) years damages caused thereby
destroys any machine, appliance, apparatus, rope, chain,
tackle, or any other things used in a mine
and/or (at
Illegal Obstruction to Permittees or Contractors: without the not exceeding Five
justifiable cause, prevents or obstructs the holder of any not exceeding one (1) discretion of
107 ANY PERSON thousand pesos
permit, agreement or lease from undertaking his mining year the (P5,000.00)
operations appropriate
court)
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CHAPTER XIX: PENAL PROVISIONS
SEC. OFFENDER ACT IMPRISONMENT and/or FINE Additional
Violation of the Terms and Conditions of the and/or (at
the Fifty thousand pesos
Environmental Compliance Certificate: willfully violates or
six (6) months to six discretion of (P50,000.00) to Two
108 ANY PERSON grossly neglects to abide by the terms and conditions of the
(6) years the hundred thousand
environmental compliance certificate issued to said person
appropriate pesos (P200,000.00)
and which causes environmental damage through pollution
court)
Illegal Obstruction to Government Officials: illegally and/or (at
prevents or obstructs the Secretary, the Director or any of the not exceeding Five
not exceeding one (1) discretion of
109 ANY PERSON their representatives in the performance of their duties under thousand pesos
year the
the provisions of this Act and of the regulations promulgated (P5,000.00)
hereunder appropriate
court)
not exceeding Five
other violation of this Act and its implementing rules and
110 thousand pesos
regulations
(P5,000.00)
late or non-submission of reports in accordance with the (charged by the
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implementing rules and regulations of this Act Secretary)