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Precious Metals Act, 2005 (Act No. 37 of 2005)

6. Consideration of applications and principles of administrative justice

 

 

(1) In considering an application for any licence, permit or certificate the Regulator—
(a) must have regard to the promotion of equitable access to and the orderly local beneficiation of precious metal;
(b) must have regard to the requirements of the broad-based socio-economic empowerment Charter developed in terms of section 100 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002); and
(c) may conduct such investigation regarding the application as it may deem fit.

 

(2) Any administrative process conducted or decision taken in terms of this Act must be conducted or taken in accordance with the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000 (Act No. 3 of 2000), unless otherwise provided for in this Act.