Notices > Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Policy, 2022 > Chapter l

ABBREVIATIONS	DESCRIPTION
ASM	Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining.
CGS	Council for Geoscience.
COGTA	Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs.
DFI's	Developmental Finance Institutions.
DMRE	Department of Mineral Resources and Energy.
DEFF	Department of Environmental Forestry and Fisheries.
Department	Department of Mineral Resources and Energy.
HDP's	Historically Disadvantaged Persons.
ITA	Income Tax Act, 1967
LSM	Large Scale Mining.
MPRDA	Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002.
MHSA	Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996.
MQA	Mining Qualifications Authority.
MHSC	Mine Health and Safety Council.
MPMT	Minerals and Precious Metals Theft Unit.
NEMA	National Environmental Management Act, 1998.
NCSMT	National Coordinating and Strategic Management Team established by Cabinet in 2010.
NWA	National Water Act 1998.
SAMRAD	South African Mineral Resources Administration System.
SAPS	South African Police Service.
SBC	Small Business Corporation.
TA	Tributing Agreement.
The DTIC	The Department of Trade and Industry and Competition.
TOT	Turn over Tax
VCC	Venture Capital Company
White Paper	White Paper encompassing a Policy for the South African Mining and Minerals Industry, 1998.

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002)