Approval to undertake certain activities
7 Approval to undertake certain activities
The owner of a mine must not—
prepare or develop a new deposit for the extraction of a mineral;
or
open up or commence to rework an old mine or a previously worked deposit; or
commence work for the construction of a building or plant for the treatment of a mineral at the site of the mine, or allow such an activity to occur, without the written approval of the
Chief Inspector or a designated person.
The owner of a mine must, at least 21 days before an activity referred to in subregulation (1) is proposed to be undertaken, furnish the Chief Inspector or a designated person with a notice, in writing, setting out details of the activity that is to be undertaken (and those details must be sufficient to enable the Chief Inspector or a designated person to make a decision for the purposes of subregulation (1)).
This regulation does not apply to—
mining operations being carried out under a lease or licence under the Mining Act 1971; or
the recovery of precious stones on a precious stones field;
or
the recovery of petroleum.
In this regulation—
designated person means a person authorised in writing by the Chief Inspector to give an approval under this regulation.
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