Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002)RegulationsAmendment Regulations to the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Regulations, 2020Chapter 2 : Mineral and Petroleum, Social and Environmental RegulationsPart 1 : Mineral and Petroleum Regulation4. Application for reconnaissance permission |
| (1) | An application for a reconnaissance permission in terms of section 13 of the Act must be completed in the form of Form A contained in Annexure I, and must contain- |
| (a) | the full particulars of the applicant; |
| (b) | in the case of a company or closed corporation, documentary proof that the applicant has obtained the necessary authority to make the application in a representative capacity on behalf of the company or closed corporation, as the case may be; |
| (c) | the plan, contemplated in regulation 2(2); |
| (d) | the registered description of the land to which the application relates, specifying the farm name or names; |
| (e) | documentary proof of the applicant's financial ability or access thereto which may include but is not limited to the following: |
| (i) | An approved budget for the proposed reconnaissance operation; |
| (ii) | loan agreements entered into for the proposed reconnaissance operation; |
| (iii) | a resolution by a company to provide for the finances required for the proposed reconnaissance operation; and |
| (iv) | any other mechanism or scheme providing for the necessary finances for the proposed reconnaissance operation; |
| (f) | documentary proof of the applicant's technical ability or access thereto to conduct the proposed reconnaissance operation in accordance with the reconnaissance work programme; |
| (g) | a reconnaissance work programme for the duration of the proposed reconnaissance operation; and |
| (h) | the estimated expenditure regarding the proposed reconnaissance operation. |
| (2) | The application must be lodged together with the application fee specified in regulation 75(1)(a). |