Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002) Notices Housing and Living Conditions Standard for the Minerals Industry Housing and Living Conditions Standard for the Minerals Industry 2019 Definitions and Acronyms

 

"Constitution"

means the constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996;

 

"Days"

means day/s as defined in the MPRDA;

 

"Department"

means the department of Mineral Resources and Energy;

 

"Existing mining right"

means a mining right which was granted prior to commencement of the housing and living conditions standard for the mining and minerals industry, 2019;

 

"FLISP"

means Finance Linked Individual Subsidy Programme;

 

"Framework agreement"

refers to the Framework Agreement for a Sustainable Mining Industry entered into by organised labour, organised business and Government, 2013;

 

"Housing and living conditions plan"

refers to the plan contemplated in item 10 & 11 of the standard;

 

"Housing and living conditions standard"

means housing and living conditions standard for the minerals industry developed in terms of section 100(1)(a) of the Mineral and Petroleum Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002);

 

"IDP"

refers to Integrated Development Plan;

 

"Mining Charter"

means Broad-Based Socio-Economic Empowerment Charter for the Mining and Minerals Industry developed in terms of Section 100 (2) (a) of the MPRDA;

 

"Minister"

means the Minister responsible for Mineral Resources and Energy;

 

"Mine employee"

refers to an employee as defined in the MPRDA;

 

"MPRDA"

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

 

"NDP"

refers to the National Development Plan, 2030;

 

"New mining right holder"

refers to a holder of a mining right granted after coming into operation of the housing and living conditions standard for the mining and minerals industry, 2019;

 

"Norms and Standards"

refers to norms and standards developed in terms of section 3(2) (a) of the National Housing Act, 1997 (Act No. 107 of 1997);

 

"Regional Manager"

means Regional Manager as defined in the MPRDA;

 

"Single accommodation"

means an apartment which has been built or renovated in accordance with the housing and living conditions standard intended to accommodate a single person;

 

"Social and Labour Plan"

means social and labour plan provided for in terms of section 23 and regulation 46 of the MPRDA;

 

"Stakeholder"

refers to a person, group of persons and organisations affected or who can be affected by an organisation's actions which may relate to policies intended to allow the aforementioned to participate in the decision-making in which all may have a stake; and

 

"Stakeholder Declaration Strategy"

refers to the Stakeholder's Declaration on Strategy for the Sustainable Growth and Meaningful Transformation of South Africa's Mining and Minerals Industry, 2010.