(1)  Royalty and any interest on royalty payable under this Part are –

(a) debts due to the Crown if the Crown owns the land or the minerals to which the royalty relates; or

(b) debts due to the owner of land if the owner owns the mineral to which the royalty relates.

(2)  The Minister, on payment of the prescribed fee by an owner of Category 1, 2 or 5 minerals is to arrange for the collection, on behalf of the owner, of royalty payable in respect of the minerals.

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