Gas Regulator Levies Act, 2002
R 385
Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996)Chapter 6 : Minister's Powers75. Minister may prohibit or restrict work |
(1) | For any reason relating to health or safety, the Minister by notice in the Gazette, may prohibit or restrict any work or any exposure of a person to a substance or an environmental condition, if— |
(a) | the Minister has consulted the Council on the prohibition or restriction; and |
(b) | unless the Minister believes that the public interest requires the notice to be published immediately, the Minister has— |
(i) | published a draft of the proposed notice at least three months previously; and |
(ii) | at that time invited interested persons to submit comments and representations concerning the proposed notice within a specified period. |
(2) | The Minister may attach any conditions to a Prohibition or restriction by specifying them in the published notice. |
(3) | The Minister, after consulting the Council, may amend or withdraw a notice under subsection (1) at any time. |