Mines and Mineral Act, 2042 (1985)

Section 34. To Submit an Application for license for the Ordinary Construction Oriented Minerals: (1) A person desiring to carryout mining operation of ordinary construction related minerals such as soil, stone and sand shall have to apply to the concerned District Development Committee in the format as prescribed in Schedule-12 to obtain a license for the same pursuant to Sub-section (4) of Section 12 of the Act, having caused no adverse effect on the customary practice of such minerals for personal use by the public-in-general.

(2) The District Development Committee shall, after receiving application pursuant to Sub-rule (1), forward it to the committee constituted pursuant to Rule 35 to inquire and recommend whether to issue or not a license for the mining of the ordinary construction related pursuant to the request of the applicant.