Section 40, 62 of the Environmental Protection Act, 2008, the Board hereby makes

(1) The Mine Closure Plan shall include a proposedmonitoring and reporting programme for the Executive Chairman or Authorised Officer to control and supervise the execution of closure measures as proposed by the holder of the mineral right. (2) The monitoring and reporting programme referred to in sub-regulation (1), shall include a minimum of a three-year monitoring and reporting period after final closure in order to verify that the Mine Closure Plan has been successfully implemented and the area has reached physical, chemical and ecological stability. (3) The Board may establish a longer monitoring and reporting period if deemed necessary.