Members of the public are invited to comment on the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s intention to extend the transitional arrangements contained in the Financial Provisioning Regulations, 2015, for mining right holders who obtained their rights before the 20 November 2015, for an additional 12 months.
The Financial Provisioning Regulations, regulate the manner in which holders and applicants of various types of mining rights and permits must provide funds for the rehabilitation and remediation of environmental damage caused from mining activities at closure and post closure.
Interested and affected parties are invited to submit comment and/or inputs by 22 May to the following address:
By post to:
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Director-General
Attention: Dr Dee FischerPrivate Bag X447
Pretoria
0001
By hand at:
Environment House, 473 Steve Biko Rd, Arcadia, Pretoria
Please note that due to the Covid-19 pandemic, delivering comments by hand at the Department is discouraged, and anyone entering the Department’s buildings will be subjected to Covid-19 procedures.
By email to:
dfischer@environment.gov.za
Any inquiries in connection with the notice can be directed to Dr Dee Fischer at the following email address: dfischer@environment.gov.za
A hard copy of the Government Notice can be requested from Ms M Masondo on email: mmasondo@environment.gov.za or at the following link: https://www.environment.gov.za/sites/default/files/gazetted_notices/nema_financialprovisionsregulationsamendment_g44477gon371.pdf
Comments received after the closing date will not be considered.
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