Minerals And Mining (Health, Safety And Technical Regulations, 2012) (L.I. 2182)

Regulation 23(1) A holder or a manager of a mine shall give written notice to the Chief Inspector as set out in Form Eleven of the First Schedule at least six weeks before work is commenced, recommenced, discontinued or abandoned in a mine.(2) A holder or the manager of a mine shall(a) before the commencement of an activity in the mine, give notice to the Chief Inspector in writing, stating the name and qualifications of the manager; and(b) give prior notice to the Chief Inspector of a change of the manager.(3) A holder or the manager of a mine shall give notice to the Chief Inspector of any change of name and address of the company or syndicate controlling the mine.(4) Where the name and address of only one person is furnished for registration as the manager of more than one mine the Chief Inspector may(a) by written notice, require the holder to appoint, within the time specified in the notice, a different manager for each mine; and(b) refuse to register the name of the manager for more than one mine.(5) The holder of a reconnaissance licence or prospecting licence granted under the Act shall appoint a person to be in charge of the operations authorised under the licence.(6) The person appointed under sub regulation (5) shall be a person who is aware of the responsibilities of that position under the Act and these Regulations.(7) The holder shall give notice of(a) the appointment in writing to the Chief Inspector before work is commenced in the area to which the licence relates, and(b) a change in the appointment before the change is made.(8) A holder who fails to comply with this regulation is liable to pay to the Commission in the first instance a penalty of not more than ten thousand United States dollars and to a further fine of two hundred United States dollars for each day that the notice of appointment or change in appointment is not given.(9) The Chief Inspector shall(a) keep a register which shall contain the name and address of each mine and the name and address of the holder or the manager of each mine;(b) keep a register of persons in charge of a reconnaissance or prospecting area and of the name and number of the licence for the area of which that person is in charge; and(c) issue to the holder or the manager of each mine that is registered, a certificate of the registration, as set out in Form Twelve of the First Schedule, a copy of which certificate shall be kept on the record of the mine.

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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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