Minerals And Mining (Health, Safety And Technical Regulations, 2012) (L.I. 2182)Regulation 81(1) The manager of an exploration programme shall ensure that (a) any land used in an exploration programme is rehabilitated and is as far as possible reverted to the condition in which that land was before the exploration programme;(b) rehabilitation earthworks are done when the soil is dry enough to move;(c) seeding and fertilising for the purpose of restoring the vegetation shall be done after the replaced soil has been softened by rains; and(d) after the topsoil has been spread over a disturbed area which has been prepared, vegetation cover is restored and the seeds for the restoration are collected from plants that grow locally.(2) A manager who contravenes sub-regulation (1) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than one thousand five hundred penalty units or a term of imprisonment of not more than five years and is in addition liable for the cost of the restoration of the land. |
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Responsible InstitutionMinerals Commission
36 Second Cantonments Cl, Accra |
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