Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996)SchedulesSchedule 3 : Amendment of LawsA : Minerals Act, 19913. Amendment of section 8 of Act 50 of 1991 |
Section 8 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (1) of the following subsection:
| " 1) | No holder of any prospecting permit shall remove any mineral found by [him] the holder in or on land or in tailings in the course of prospecting operations, from such land or the land on which such tailings are situated or dispose of any such mineral, excluding samples of any such mineral removed for tests thereon or identification or analysis thereof, except with the written consent of the holder of the right to such mineral in respect of such land or tailings, and with written permission granted by the [regional director] Director: Mineral Development concerned, subject to such conditions in respect of [safety and health] optimal utilization or rehabilitation as may be [determined by him and] specified therein.". |