Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002)Chapter 2 : Fundamental Principles5A. Prohibition relating to illegal Act |
No person may prospect for or remove, mine, conduct technical co-operation operations, reconnaissance operations, explore for and produce any mineral or petroleum or commence with any work incidental thereto on any area without—
| (a) | an environmental authorisation; |
| (b) | a reconnaissance permission, prospecting right, permission to remove, mining right, mining permit, retention permit, technical co-operation permit, reconnaissance permit, exploration right or production right, as the case may be; and |
| (c) | giving the landowner or lawful occupier of the land in question at least 21 days written notice. |
[Section 5A inserted by section 5 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Act, 2008]
