(1) A general purpose
lease entitles the lessee thereof and his agents and employees to the
exclusive occupation of the land in respect of which the general purpose lease
was granted for one or more of the following purposes —
(a) for
erecting, placing and operating machinery thereon in connection with the
mining operations carried on by the lessee in relation to which the general
purpose lease was granted;
(b) for
depositing or treating thereon minerals or tailings obtained from any land in
accordance with this Act;
(c) for
using the land for any other specified purpose directly connected with mining
operations.
(2) The purpose or
purposes for which a general purpose lease is granted shall be specified in
the lease.
[Section 87 amended: No. 100 of 1985 s. 60.]