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Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996)

Chapter 6 : Minister's Powers

75. Minister may prohibit or restrict work

 

(1) For any reason relating to health or safety, the Minister by notice in the Gazette, may prohibit or restrict any work or any exposure of a person to a substance or an environmental condition, if—
(a) the Minister has consulted the Council on the prohibition or restriction; and
(b) unless the Minister believes that the public interest requires the notice to be published immediately, the Minister has—
(i) published a draft of the proposed notice at least three months previously; and
(ii) at that time invited interested persons to submit comments and representations concerning the proposed notice within a specified period.

 

(2) The Minister may attach any conditions to a Prohibition or restriction by specifying them in the published notice.

 

(3) The Minister, after consulting the Council, may amend or withdraw a notice under subsection (1) at any time.