Minerals And Mining (Explosives) Regulations, 2012 (LI 2177)

Regulation 8—Explosives operating plans requirement(1) A manager shall before conducting and at the beginning of any operation under these Regulations submit to the Chief Inspector an explosives operating plan which shall show in detail the proposed activities to be conducted.(2) The explosives operating plan shall be consistent with and responsive to the requirements of the licences and permits issued under these Regulations.(3) A manager shall ensure that each explosives operation for which the manager is responsible or is in charge or in control of is conducted in accordance with an approved explosives operating plan.(4) The Chief Inspector shall after the approval of the explosives operating plan issue an explosives operating licence within fourteen days in accordance with regulations 6, 8, 9 and 10(5) A manager shall give notice to the Chief Inspector of any significant change in an operation, under the plan before the implementation of that operation.(6) A manager shall for the purpose of the renewal of that manager's operating licence submit yearly, updated explosives operating plans.(7) A company shall submit only one comprehensive explosives operating plan to cover the entire business of that company. (8) A person who fails to submit an explosives plan required by this regulation and regulation 9 is liable to pay to the Commission a penalty of ten thousand United States dollars in the first instance and an additional penalty of two thousand United States dollars for each day the report remains unsubmitted.

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Responsible Institution

Minerals Commission

36 Second Cantonments Cl, Accra
Email:mlnrinfo@mlnr.gov.gh
Website:http://mincom.gov.gh

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