| (1) | Any person who has applied for a right, permit or permission in terms of this Act must notify the Regional Manager if the landowner or lawful occupier of the land concerned— |
| (a) | cannot be readily traced; or |
| (b) | is deceased and no successor in title can be readily traced. |
[Section 105(1) substituted by section 75 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Act, 2008]
| (2) | Notwithstanding any other law, the Regional Manager, on application in writing from such applicant and on payment of the prescribed application fee, may— |
| (a) | grant consent to such a person to install a notice on a visible place on the land and enter the land to which the application relates; and |
| (b) | subject such a person to such other terms and conditions as the Regional Manager may determine. |
