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    New Restrictions on State Mineral Levies

    The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2026 expands the statutory framework to include mineral-bearing lands and introduces restrictions on State Government taxes, cess and other levies concerning mineral rights and such lands. It provides that specified unpaid or unrecovered levies shall be treated as invalid, while amounts already deposited or recovered before commencement shall not be refundable.