Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996)

Schedules

Schedule 3 : Amendment of Laws

A : Minerals Act, 1991

14. Amendment of section 60 of Act 50 of 1993

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Section 60 of the principal Act is hereby amended-

 

a)by the substitution for subsection (1) of the following subsection:

 

" 1)Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with—
a)any provision of—
i)section 5(2), 8(1), [31(1), (3) or (4), 37(a)] 38(1), 39(1), 40, 41(2), 42(5), 52 or 54;
ii)section 7(1) [31(5), 33(1) or 34(1)];
iii)section 19(1) or (2), [29(4)(b), 30(b), (c), (d), (e) or (f)] 38(2)(a), 53C(4)(b), 53D(b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) [58] or 59;
iv)[section 35(1) or 36]
v)[section 32(1) or (2) or 34(3)]
vi)[section 37(b)]
vii)[section 29(4)(c)] 53C(4)(c); or
viii)[section 30(a)] 53D(a); or
b)any provision of—
i)any direction, notice, suspension, order, instruction or condition issued, given or determined under section 22(1), 23(1), [27(1) or (5), 33(2), 34(2) or] 38(2)(b) or 53A(1);
ii)any request referred to in section 51(3); or
iii)any notice issued under section 25(1), shall be guilty of an offence."; and

 

b)by the substitution for subsection 2 of the following subsection:

 

" 2)Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with a provision of this Act, a regulation or any condition, notice, order, instruction, prohibition, authorization, permission, consent, exemption, certificate or document determined, given, issued, promulgated or granted by or under this Act by the Director-General, [the Government Mining Engineer, a regional director, a regional mining engineer] a Director: Mineral Development or any other officer in the service of the Department duly authorized thereto ex officio or by the Director-General shall, if any such contravention or failure is not declared an offence elsewhere, be guilty of an offence.".