Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002)NoticesMine Community Resettlement Guidelines, 20226. Scope and Applicability of the Guidelines |
| 6.1 | The guidelines apply to an application for prospecting right, mining right, mining permit. |
| 6.2 | Depending on when the demand for land emerges, displacement or resettlement of landowners, lawful occupiers, holders of informal and communal land rights, mine communities and host communities can occur during project planning and construction or during active mining operations. It may also occur as a result of incremental project expansion. |
| 6.3 | An applicant or holder of a prospecting right, mining right or a mining permit shall comply with these guidelines at all the stages of development, when such development will have the effect of displacement or resettlement of landowners, lawful occupiers, holders of informal and communal land rights, mine communities and host communities. |
| 6.4 | To this end, the Guidelines also apply to existing prospecting rights, mining rights or mining permits where incremental project expansion will have the effect of displacement or resettlement of landowners, lawful occupiers, holders of informal and communal land rights, mine communities and host communities. |
| 6.5 | The Guideline shall be applicable from the date it is published in the gazette for implementation. |