Section 41: Definition of "quarriable minerals" and interpretation, generally.

(1) In this Act, "quarriable minerals" means asbestos, china clay, fuller's earth, gypsum, limestone, marble, mica, pipe-clay or slate, and includes sand, stone, laterite, common clay, gravel or as may be so determined and designated under section 37 of this Act.
(2) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
"the Chief Inspector" means the Chief Inspector appointed under section 15 of this Act;
"functions" includes powers and duties;
"the holder" means a person for the time being enjoying the right of a lessee under a quarrying lease, or licensee under a quarrying licence, or an agent of such lessee or licensee;
"inspector" means an Inspector appointed as such office under section 15 of this Act and includes a senior inspector;
"land" includes a river bed and land underneath any body of water;
"lease" means a lease and renewal thereof granted under this Act for a term not exceeding 5 years for a quarrying operation and includes a temporary lease under section 4 of this Act, and the references to a quarrying lease shall be so construed;
"licence" means a licence and renewal thereof granted under this Act for a term not exceeding 1 year for quarrying operation, and the references to a quarrying licence shall be so construed;
"mine" has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Minerals Act;
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"Minister" means the Minister for the time being charged with responsibility for matters relating to mines, minerals and quarries;
"the local authority" means a local government council or native authority;
"prescribed" means prescribed by this Act or the regulations;
"quarry" means a surface working or uncovered excavation used for the purpose of extracting quarriable minerals, and includes a proposed quarry;
"quarry officer" means a quarry officer appointed under section 15 of this Act;
"quarrying operation" has the same meaning as in section 2 of this Act and includes any form of activity for the extraction of quarriable minerals (other than an activity conducted or to be conducted underground) or any activity preparatory or incidental thereto;
"the regulations" means any regulations made under this Act which are from time to time in force; and
"surface working" includes any building, premises or structure, and railway line, conveyor or other installation or structure, in or on land, or as may be so determined and designated under section 37 of this Act.
(3) The reference in this Act to an enactment includes, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to the regulations prescribed (if any) or to be prescribed under such enactment.