Section 55. Mines and minerals

55. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Code, the right to operate or work in any mine or to extract any mineral there from shall be governed by the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957. 1[ (2) Every lessee of building or land, leased or deemed to have been leased out by the State Government under any of the enactments repealed by this Code, for the purposes connected with the working or extraction of any mine or mineral, and operating on the date of commencement of this Code, shall, subject to the terms and conditions of the lease aforesaid, continue to retain possession thereof on payment of such rent as was in force on the date of such commencement. ]