The following Directions will apply:
| 5.1 | Directions relating to permissions, rights and permits as contemplated in the MPRDA |
| (a) | The following timeframes are hereby extended, or deemed to be extended, by the number of days of the duration of the lockdown period of the national state of disaster declared for the COVID-19 pandemic: |
| (i) | Timeframes prescribed in terms of the MPRDA in relation to applications for and processing of permissions, rights, permits, which periods fall within the duration of the lockdown period of the national state of disaster; |
| (ii) | Timeframes applicable to renewal of permissions, rights and permits which fall either within the duration of the lockdown period of the national state of disaster or within a period of 60 days from 27 March 2020; and |
| (iii) | Timeframes relating to appeals prescribed under Regulation 74 of the Regulations promulgated under the MPRDA as amended. |
| (b) | An extension of a time period granted by a functionary referred to in paragraph 4.1(a), the period of which falls between 27 March 2020 and the termination of the lockdown period of the national state of disaster is hereby extended, or deemed to be extended, by the number of days of the duration of the lockdown period of the national state of disaster declared for the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 5.2 | Directions relating to directives, notices, orders and instructions |
| (a) | Timeframes stipulated in directives, notices, orders or instructions issued in terms of the MPRDA and which period falls within the duration of the lockdown period of the national state of disaster, are hereby extended, or deemed to be extended, by the number of days of the duration of the lockdown period of the national state of disaster declared for the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| (b) | Despite the provisions of sub -paragraph (a), directives, notices, orders and instructions issued as urgent measures to prevent imminent damage or harm to persons, animals, the environment or property, must be complied with within the timeframes stipulated therein. |
| 5.3 | Directions relating to submission of reports |
| (a) | The date for submission of the first annual report on the Broad Based Socio-Economic Empowerment Charter for the Mining and Minerals Industry, is hereby extended from 31 March 2020 to 1 June 2020. |
| (b) | Save for the report referred to in sub-paragraph (a), timeframes for submission of reports to be submitted in terms of the MPRDA and which period falls within the duration of the lockdown period of the national state of disaster, are hereby extended, or deemed to be extended, by the number of days of the duration of the lockdown period of the national state of disaster. |
