The present Act lays down provisions relating to mineral land tax. The Act contains at the outset a definition clause containing various terms therein employed, such as, “administrator”, “Crown land”, “designated mineral”, “mineral”, “mineral land”, “minister”, production area”. The central provision of this Act is contained in section 3 establishing that not later than July 2 in every year, an owner of mineral land must pay to the minister a tax at one of the rates listed in this section. The t