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 Risk5. Overall research programme |
| (1) | The Safety in Mines Research Advisory Committee when preparing the overall research programme as contemplated in section 44(4), must— |
| (a) | if deemed necessary, provide tile tripartite stakeholders with reasonable assistance to compile their respective statements of proposed research needs; |
| (b) | take into account such parameters and key dimensions as the Council must in writing determine; |
| (c) | give due consideration to any research needs proposed to it by the Chief Inspector of Mines; |
| (d) | give due consideration to any research needs proposed to it by employers, employees or the state as being critical to the improvement of health or safety; and |
| (e) | make recommendations to the Council on all the critical research needs identified by any of the tripartite stakeholders or the Chief Inspector of Mines and the research or survey projects formulated to address such needs. |
| (2) | After considering the overall research programme as contemplated in section 43(eA), the Council must— |
| (a) | deliver a copy of the programme to the Minister of Finance for consideration, and |
| (b) | submit a copy of the overall research programme to the Minster for approval as contemplated in regulation 5. |