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NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT (107/1998): REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE FINANCIAL PROVISION FOR THE REHABILITATION, CLOSURE AND POST CLOSURE OF PROSPECTING, EXPLORATION, MINING OR PRODUCTION OPERATIONS

Posted 17 November 2014

The Minister of Environmental Affairs has given notice of her intention to make regulations pertaining to the financial provision for the rehabilitation, closure and post closure of prospecting, exploration, mining or production operations, under sections 44(aG) and (aH) read with sections 24(5)(b)(ix), 24P and 24R of the NEMA, as set out in the schedule to this notice.

Members of the public are invited to submit written comments or inputs to the Minister within 30 days of publication of the notice in the Gazette (i.e. on or before 1 December 2014).