Airports Company Act, 1993 (Act No. 44 of 1993)23. Substitution of section 10 of Act 74 of 1962, as amended by section 5 of Act 4 of 1982 and section 46 of Act 97 of 1986 |
| "10. | Permission to use land held under any prospecting or mining permit or mining licence for airports |
Notwithstanding anything contained in [Chapter X of the Mining Rights Act, 1967 (Act No. 20 of 1967)] the Minerals Act, 1991 (Act No. 50 of 1991), or any other law, the Minister may [use or] permit the use of [ground] land held under [mining title, or of open proclaimed land] any prospecting or mining permit or mining licence, for the establishment of [aerodromes] airports or for landing places for aircraft, provided such use is not, in the opinion of the [Government Mining Engineer] regional director mentioned in section 9(1)(a), likely to interfere with mining operations or purposes incidental thereto."