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

Chapter 7 : General and Miscellaneous Provisions

105. Landowner or lawful occupier of land cannot be traced

 

(1) Any person who has applied for a right, permit or permission in terms of this Act must notify the Regional Manager if the landowner or lawful occupier of the land concerned—
(a) cannot be readily traced; or
(b) is deceased and no successor in title can be readily traced.

[Section 105(1) substituted by section 75 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Act, 2008]

 

(2) Notwithstanding any other law, the Regional Manager, on application in writing from such applicant and on payment of the prescribed application fee, may—
(a) grant consent to such a person to install a notice on a visible place on the land and enter the land to which the application relates; and
(b) subject such a person to such other terms and conditions as the Regional Manager may determine.