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

Regulations

Regulations for Petroleum Exploration and Production, 2015

Chapter 7 : Environmental Impact Assessment

Protection of astronomy activities

93. Optical astronomy
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(1)The Minister of Mineral Resources must, as part of issuing an exploration and production right, ensure that the holder of such a right complies with the declaration made and regulations promulgated, in terms of the Astronomy Geographic Advantage Act, 2007, for the protection of astronomy advantage areas declared for optical astronomy purposes.

 

(2)Where an authorisation is required by a declaration made, and regulations promulgated, in terms of the Astronomy Geographic Advantage Act, 2007, the authorisation must be obtained prior to the issuing of an exploration and production right.

 

(3)Compliance with a declaration made, and regulations promulgated, in terms of the Astronomy Geographic Advantage Act, 2007, must be a condition of the exploration and production right.

 

[Regulation 93 inserted by section 2 of Notice No. R. 466 dated 3 June 2015]