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

Regulations

Amendment Regulations to the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Regulations, 2020

Chapter 2 : Mineral and Petroleum, Social and Environmental Regulations

Part 3 : Environmental Regulations for Mineral Development, Petroleum Exploration and Production

47. Application of provisions

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(1)For purposes of this Part, the provisions of regulations 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61 and 62 shall apply, with the necessary changes, to petroleum exploration and production.

[Regulation 47(1) substituted by Notice No. R. 420, G43172, dated 27 March 2020]

 

(2)Any reference in the provisions referred to in subregulation (1) to—
(a)Director-General, must be construed as a reference to designated agency;
(b)mining, must be construed as a reference to production;
(c)mining operation, must be construed as a reference to production operation;
(d)mining right, must be construed as a reference to production right;,
(e)prospecting, must be construed as a reference to exploration;
(f)prospecting right, must be construed as a reference to exploration right;
(g)reconnaissance permission, must be construed as a reference to reconnaissance permit; and
(h)Regional Manager, must be construed as a reference to designated agency.