Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002)Chapter 4 : Mineral and Environmental Regulation20. Permission to remove and dispose of minerals |
| (1) | Subject to subsection (2), the bolder of a prospecting right may only remove and dispose for his or her own account any mineral found by such holder in the course of prospecting operations conducted pursuant to such prospecting right in such quantities as may be required to conduct tests on it or to identify or analyse it. |
| (2) | The holder of a prospecting right must obtain the Minister’s written permission to remove and dispose for such holder’s own account of diamonds and bulk samples of any other minerals found by such holder in the course of prospecting operations. |
[Section 20(2) substituted by section 16 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Act, 2008]