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

Chapter 4 : Mineral and Environmental Regulation

9. Order of processing of applications

 

(1) If a Regional Manager receives more than one application for a prospecting right, a mining right or a mining permit, as the case may be, in respect of the same mineral and land, applications received on—
(a) the same day must be regarded as having been received at the same time and must be dealt with in accordance with subsection (2);
(b) different days must be dealt with in order of receipt.

[Section 9(1)(b) substituted by section 6(a) of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Act, 2008]

 

(2) When the Minister considers applications received on the same day he or she must give preference to applications from historically disadvantaged persons.

[Section 9(2) substituted by section 6(b) of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Act, 2008]