The secretary shall be vested with jurisdiction over the administration of this act [69-9-1 to 69-9-10 NMSA 1978] and shall have the power and the duty to make such rules, regulations and orders as may be necessary or proper to effectuate its purposes. History: 1953 Comp., § 63-32-4, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 33, § 4; 1977, ch. 255, § 21. ANNOTATIONSAm. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 53A Am. Jur. 2d Mines and Minerals § 257. 58 C.J.S. Mines and Minerals § 241.
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