Regulations pertaining to the Financial Provisioning for the Rehabilitation and Management of Negative Environmental Impacts Associated with Prospecting, Exploration, Mining and the Production of a Mineral, 2014 (GN 940 of 2014).

Subject

Environment gen., Mineral resources

Keyword

EIA Soil rehabilitation Mining Liability/compensation Policy/planning Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Geographical area

Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa

Abstract

These Regulations are made under section 4(aG), (aH) read with sections 24(5)(b)(ix), 24P and 24R of the National Environmental Management Act, 1998. They apply to a holder under the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 and regulate the method for estimation of the cost and budgeting for costs associated with the management of environmental impacts from prospecting, exploration, mining or production operations through the life of a mine and that may become known in the future. Assessment of costs must be done annually and an annual rehabilitation plan must contain all information set out in Appendix 3 to these Regulations. The final rehabilitation, decommissioning and mine closure plan must contain all information set out in Appendix 4 to these Regulations and an environmental risk assessment must contain all information set out in Appendix 5 to these Regulations.

Full text

English

Website

www.gov.za

References - Legislation

Implements

National Environmental Management Act, 1998.

Legislation | South Africa | 1998 (2009)

Keyword: Framework law, Institution, Environmental planning, Dispute settlement, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Governance, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, EIA, Cultural heritage, Policy/planning, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX