(2) An authority, mineral claim or opal prospecting licence under the
Mining Act 1992(whether granted before or after the commencement of this
subsection) does not authorise the holder of the authority, claim or licence
to mine for uranium in contravention of this section.
(3) A person who mines
uranium in the course of mining for some other mineral is not guilty of an
offence under this section if--
(a) the person establishes that there are
reasonable grounds for believing that the amount of uranium in the total
amount of material that has at that stage been removed from the land being
mined does not exceed .02 per cent by weight, and
(b) the person complies
with such conditions (if any) as may be prescribed by the regulations with
respect to the mining and the treatment, handling and disposal of the material
containing uranium.
(4) Nothing in this section prevents a person from using
radiometric or other means for searching for a mineral other than uranium.
