Contents of mining licence

(1) A mining licence shall– (a) state the date of the grant of the licence and the period for which it is granted; and (b) identify the mineral in respect of which it is 42 (2) There shall be appended to a mining licence particulars of a holder’s proposals for the employment and training of citizens of Belize which shall form part of the licence. (3) Subject to any relevant agreement of a kind referred to in section 9, there may be included in, or in a statement appended to, a mining licence either or both of the following conditions, namely– (a) a condition that in, or in relation to, the mining area, the holder of the licence shall during a specified period carry out the programme of mining operations and expend the amounts specified in the licence; or (b) a condition requiring the holder of the licence, in respect of any period and in the manner specified, to submit to the Minister acceptable proposals for the carrying out of a programme of mining operations and the expenditure of amounts in, or in relation to, the mining area during that period. (4) There may be included in a mining licence conditions with respect to the processing, disposal or sale of the minerals to be mined.