Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996)General RegulationsRegulations relating to the Payment of Levies by Mines on the Basics of Health and Safety Risk4. Determination of safety and health risk |
| (1) | The Chief Inspector of Mines must annually, or at such intervals as the Chief Inspector of Mines may determine— |
| (a) | fix, for all mines determined by the Chief Inspector of Mines, a safety and health risk in accordance with criteria determined by the Council following consideration of the advice of the Safety in Mines Research Advisory Committee contemplated in section 44(3)(a); |
| (b) | for every mine referred to in paragraph (a), impose a levy based on its health and safety risk; and |
| (c) | in writing notify the employer of every mine referred to in paragraph (b), of the amount of the levy imposed and the date; place and manner of payment of the levy. |
| (2) | The Chief Inspector of Mines may by notice in writing to any employer call for any information required to determine the health and safety risk of a mine. |
| (3) | Every employer who has been notified as contemplated in regulation 3(c) of a levy payable in respect of a mine, must pay the levy in accordance with the notice and not later than the date specified in the notice. |