S.L. 573.6 Art. 18Disposal of agricultural land subject to valid quarried licenses. 

Agricultural land granted under any form of title, and which was, or still is, subject of the granting of a license for the quarrying and extraction of minerals, may, upon the application of the current recognised lessee, be transferred via an emphyteutical concession for a period not exceeding sixty-five (65) years:

Provided that:

(a) in the case of an application for the redevelopment of the site, the competent authorities shall confirm that the quarrying of the site was carried out in accordance with valid licenses, and the quarried site, or part thereof being the subject of the application, is a spent quarry and is no longer viable for the extraction of minerals;

(b) the applicant shall provide a valid executable full development permit for the redevelopment of the quarried site which is no longer viable for the extraction of minerals, into an industrial or commercial development: Provided further that, in the case of a quarry site which is still in operation, and where the competent authorities confirm that the quarrying of the site is being carried out in accordance with valid licenses and, or the relative development permissions, upon application of the current recognised lessee, the land may be transferred via an emphyteutical concession for a period not exceeding sixty-five (65) years for quarrying of the site and extraction of minerals purposes.

For the purposes of paragraph (b) to the first proviso, and provided that the provisions of paragraph (a) to the first proviso are satisfied, the Authority shall not withhold consent for the submission of a development permit applications.